Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will resign from office if the forensic audit report on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) does not implicate former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
Wike made the bold statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, as he called on President Bola Tinubu to make the audit report public.
According to Wike, Amaechi’s wife allegedly benefited from a staggering monthly allocation of N4 billion from the NDDC for the training of women in the Niger Delta—a figure amounting to N48 billion annually.
In his words:
“Amaechi’s wife company, every month, got N4 billion to train Niger Delta women. That is N48 billion in one year alone, and the forensic audit report is there. Who killed it?”
Wike urged the president to act in the interest of transparency and accountability:
“Mr President should help Nigerians. You see, this is what I have always said. Mr President should help Nigerians. Please, release the forensic audit of the NDDC.”
He emphasized the seriousness of his stance by offering to step down if his claims are not backed by the audit:
“I have said, let Mr President please do us a favour to release that document.
If what I am saying is not in the document, I will resign aS the Minister of the FCT. I said I will resign. I don’t worship office.”
The remarks add fuel to the long-standing political feud between Wike and Amaechi, two influential figures from Rivers State with a history of bitter rivalry.
