Former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi has said that the money left behind by former President, Goodluck Jonathan was not enough to run the affairs of the country for three weeks.
The Minister of Transportation, in a statement yesterday, said while he was Chairman of the governors’ forum, officials of the presidency informed him that there was virtually nothing left in the treasury by the then President.
He stated that the challenges bediviling the country did not start from this regime.
Part of his statement reads,
“By the time we came, they didn’t leave money behind that could last us for three weeks. And I was speaking at that time as the chairman of the governors’ forum.
As former chairman of the governors’ forum, I was told by the security in a meeting chaired by the former President including the former minister of finance that at every point in time, the government must leave money behind in case Nigeria goes to war that would last for six months.
“When you talk about bandits and all these people that kill. It is a question about poverty. And that poverty didn’t start in this regime. Don’t forget that oil was sold at $110, $114, $115 per barrel. When this government came into power, oil fell to $28 per barrel and since then it has not gone above $80 per barrel.
