Amaechi Refutes Spending N82m on Dinner for Soyinka (See Story)

 The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to reports that made the rounds in the media yesterday that he spent a staggering N82m to host a dinner party for Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka.
Rivers state governor, Nyesome Wike and Rotimi Amaechi

The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has refuted claims by the Rivers state government that he spent N82 million to host Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka to a dinner in the state when he was in office.

The state Commissioner for information had in a statement released on Tuesday, January 5 alleged that the former governor spent the said amount to organize an 80th birthday dinner party ‎for Soyinka.

In a statement released by his media aide David Iyofor, Amaechi denied the allegation, asking the state governor Nyesom Wike to go to court if he found anything incriminating against him.

He said this recent allegation was an attempt by the state governor to distract the Rivers state indigene from focusing on his election fraud.