Wike To NSA: Nobody Misquoted You On Missing Weapons, Money

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has told the National Security
Adviser (NSA) Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd) nobody misquoted his
assertions on the missing arms and money

Monguno has earlier retracted his claims there were no traces
for billions of dollars released to the past service chiefs to
procure weapons to boost the war against Boko Haram.

But Wike said the statement was true and there was no need to
deny it emphasising that the missing money was withdrawn from the
Excess Crude Account.

The Governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media,
Kelvin Ebiri, said it was shameful that a government that claimed
to be fighting corruption would allow the money and the weapons go
missing.

The Governor spoke when he received the Board of Editors of
Independent Newspapers Limited led by the company’s Managing
Director and Editor- in -chief, Steve Omanufeme, at Government
House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday.

He said: “Now, the National Security Adviser says the $1bn
Dollar they took from our Excess Crude Account without even paying
us our 13 percent derivation is gone. They said they’ve not seen
the weapons.

“But this one the National Security Adviser is saying that they
misquoted him. I tell you, nobody is misquoting anything. We are
aware that there was no weapon.

“Even the Chief of Army Staff said he didn’t collect money. So
where did the money go to. This is a government fighting corruption
and the press is not talking.”

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has told the National Security
Adviser (NSA) Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd) nobody misquoted his
assertions on the missing arms and money

Monguno has earlier retracted his claims there were no traces
for billions of dollars released to the past service chiefs to
procure weapons to boost the war against Boko Haram.

But Wike said the statement was true and there was no need to
deny it emphasising that the missing money was withdrawn from the
Excess Crude Account.

The Governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media,
Kelvin Ebiri, said it was shameful that a government that claimed
to be fighting corruption would allow the money and the weapons go
missing.

The Governor spoke when he received the Board of Editors of
Independent Newspapers Limited led by the company’s Managing
Director and Editor- in -chief, Steve Omanufeme, at Government
House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday.

He said: “Now, the National Security Adviser says the $1bn
Dollar they took from our Excess Crude Account without even paying
us our 13 percent derivation is gone. They said they’ve not seen
the weapons.

“But this one the National Security Adviser is saying that they
misquoted him. I tell you, nobody is misquoting anything. We are
aware that there was no weapon.

“Even the Chief of Army Staff said he didn’t collect money. So
where did the money go to. This is a government fighting corruption
and the press is not talking.”