Amaechi accuses Godswill Akpabio of siezing Cross River Oil Wells when he was Akwa Ibom Governor

Former Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of seizing oil wells belonging to Cross River State throughout his tenure as governor of Akwa Ibom State.

Amaechi made the allegations throughout a political city corridor assembly organized in Calabar, Cross River State, to have interaction voters forward of the 2027 basic elections.
The former Minister of Transportation emphasised that his statements have been grounded in historic info somewhat than political rivalry with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

“I am not calling Akpabio out because he is in the APC. I am calling him out because he knows that I know what he did. Tell him Amaechi says Akpabio knows what he did,” Amaechi acknowledged.

Amaechi urged the residents of Cross River State to demand a proper clarification from Akpabio relating to the switch of the disputed maritime oil belongings to Akwa Ibom State.

He added that Akpabio had equally tried to put declare to grease wells belonging to Rivers State throughout his gubernatorial tenure, however famous that Rivers State efficiently defeated the try in courtroom.

Addressing his earlier tenure as Minister of Transportation, Amaechi clarified why the federal railway community was not prolonged to Calabar beneath his management. He defined that whereas an preliminary framework was designed for an 11 billion greenback coastal railway line operating from Lagos to Calabar together with a spur to the Obudu Cattle Ranch, the venture was stalled as a consequence of extreme funding shortfalls.

Amaechi went on to critique the financial course of the present federal govt, questioning the monetary feasibility of the continuing 16 billion greenback coastal freeway initiative undertaken by President Bola Tinubu’s administration when in comparison with various infrastructural priorities.