Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has introduced a new twist to the $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23, 218,000 recovered on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from Osborne Towers, a luxury residential complex in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The governor told journalists at a briefing in Port Harcourt last night that the money belonged to the Rivers State Government.
Wike issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to return the money to his government or he would be forced to take legal measures to recover it.
Governor Wike declared that the money (N13 billion) found in the Ikoyi apartment belonged to the Rivers state government.
According to him, investigations by the Rivers government revealed that the money was the proceeds from the sale…
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