The Rivers State government has filed a nine-count charge against the Former Transportation Minister and some other people.
The charges bother on alleged stealing, cheating, and conspiracy.
Listed as co-defendants in the suit marked PHC/1818/CR/2022 filed on June 7 are: All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state Tonye Cole, Dr. Chamberlain Peterside, Sir Augustine Wokocha, Sahara Energy Resources Limited, NG Power-HpS Limited, and Cenpropsaroten Management Limited.
The offenses of Amaechi and his co-defendants were contained in a charge sheet, a copy of which was obtained by reporters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
In the statement of offense (count one, the state said Amaechi and his co-defendants “sometime between 2011 and 2012 at Port Harcourt within the Port Harcourt Division of the High Court of Rivers State did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to steal the sum of $274,563,599.59”.
According to the document, the money proceeded from the sale of 70 percent equity held by the Rivers State Government in the power generation assets at Omoku Gas Turbine, Eleme Gas Turbine, and Afam Gas Turbine Phase 1 to NG Powers-HPS Limited.
The offenses were said to be contrary to Sections 421, 422, 516A, and 383 of the Criminal Code Law, Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria, 1999.
