Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi says claims that he pledged to compensate Igbos for the loss they suffered on their abandoned properties during the Nigerian Civil War are false.
I only apologised to Igbo who fled and abandoned their properties when the Civil War broke out in 1967, Amaechi clarified.
He made clarification in a statement through his media team on Tuesday.
“I only apologized to the Igbos, on behalf of the state on abandoned properties from the Nigerian civil war.” the statement read in part.
The former Minister of Transportation, however, said if he had been in power at the time, he would never have let such happen.
Amaechi said the news about the compensation emanated from Governor Nyesom Wike, whose intention is to cause confusion in the state.
He expressed disappointment that, “the respected Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers fell for the fake news sponsored by Wike, without further clarification.”
The former governor said Wike and his agents of mischief now trade in divisive fake news, to malign his character.
He called on Rivers people to disregard the fake news from Wike.
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