Amaechi reveals why he is against Jonathan

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has disclosed what is at the heart of his face-off with President Goodluck Jonathan, saying it is because the President watches cronies steal the nation’s resources but refuses to give people an opportunity to reverse the current trend of poverty.

Ameachi, who made THE known while
exchanging views with newsmen on achievements he has so far recorded in office, claimed that corruption has now become a state policy under the present federal government.

According to him, “Under former presidents Obasanjo and Yar’Adua, the oil subsidy was N300bn, but six months into 2011 under Jonathan, the oil subsidy became N2.3trn. When governors went on strike, it was N1.7trn, and we said we wouldn’t collect our monthly allocation unless they returned/stopped further subsidy, and Jonathan swore he would, but didn’t.