Wike says Amaechi’s wife’s company got ‘N4bn’ monthly, demands NDDC report

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has fired back at his former Rivers State colleague, Rotimi Amaechi, with explosive corruption allegations, demanding that President Bola Tinubu release a buried forensic audit report.

The war of words began when Amaechi appeared on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Thursday. During the interview, Amaechi questioned Wike’s political relevance and challenged him to a popularity walk from Abuja to Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.

Amaechi also described his wife Judith as an industrialist—a claim that sparked Wike’s fury when he spoke on Politics Today, which aired on Friday.

Wike accused Amaechi’s wife of allegedly receiving billions through a company linked to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and demanded the president release the forensic audit report that supposedly contains these details.

The FCT minister claimed the report was deliberately buried to protect those who might be exposed for fraud.

The federal government under former President Muhammadu Buhari launched the audit to examine the commission’s financial dealings and project execution from 2001 to August 2019, looking for mismanagement, fund misappropriation, and other discrepancies.

According to Wike, a company connected to Judith allegedly received N4 billion monthly from the NDDC supposedly for training women in the Niger Delta—totalling N48 billion per year.

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He alleged that former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami buried the audit report to protect those involved.

“First of all, Amaechi’s wife was not an industrialist at the time; the best I know,” Wike said.

“And that’s why I’ve called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release the forensic audit of the NDDC.

“Through Amaechi’s wife’s company, N4 billion was being received every month to train Niger Delta women. That’s N48 billion a year. The forensic report is there.

“Who killed it? It was Malami (former AGF)—he killed that document to protect those concerned. One of the people who are talking about coalition.

“Mr President should help Nigerians. This is what I’ve always said: Please, release the forensic audit of the NDDC.

“N4 billion a month to train Niger Delta women! I have said, ‘Let Mr. President, please, do us a favour and release that document.’

“Just release the document. That’s how his wife became an industrialist; N4 billion every month to train Niger Delta women.”

Wike went further, saying he’s prepared to stake his job on the accuracy of his claims.

“Let them release the document. If what I am saying is not in the document, I will resign as FCT minister,” he said.

“I said I will resign. I do not worship any office. I didn’t say the forensic audit was right; all I am saying is the audit report should be released.”

Beyond the corruption allegations, Wike also dismissed Amaechi’s attempts to claim seniority based on age and previous positions.

“I think it’s very unfortunate; you should be respected because of the integrity you have and the honour you have, not because you are 200 years old,” he said.

“He cannot claim to be older than me just because he was governor before me.”

The FCT minister also insisted his political career began independently of Amaechi, rejecting any suggestion that his former colleague helped launch his career.

“I want to say, with due respect, that I never knew Rotimi from Adams,” he said.

“In 1998, I contested for one of Nigeria’s most respected local governments, Obio/Akpor local government, and I won.”