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Shielded Helicopters: Governor Wike uncovers that RSG kept in touch with FG to hand them over to NAF 

In an announcement marked by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special


Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has uncovered that he formally kept in touch with President Muhammadu Buhari asking that the two defensively covered helicopters purchased by the prompt past organization in the state .be given over to the Nigerian Air Force. 

He clarified that he composed the letter taking after the high custom obligation charged for the helicopters and the refusal of the present organization to concede the Rivers State Government the waiver to clear the two reinforced helicopters. 

An announcement issued by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media educated that the senator talked amid a meeting with editors of Sun Newspapers Titles on Saturday in Port Harcourt. 

The senator said that tragically that Security Agencies would depend on political purposeful publicity and out and out untruths, when the realities of the two defensively covered helicopters are open learning. 

He stated: 

"These helicopters were transported in by the quick past organization. When I accepted office,we kept in touch with the Federal government that it was entirely for security utilize. What am I going to utilize heavily clad helicopters for? 

"Regardless, where will the Rivers State Government get cash right now to import heavily clad helicopters. The past organization imported it since they had the cash. "I went to the Federal Government to give me a waiver for us to clear the helicopters, yet the Federal Government cannot. "I composed a letter to the President and to guarantee him that the helicopters are implied for security purposes, it ought to be given over to the Nigerian Air Force ". 

The senator included: "I am astonished that they have begun purposeful publicity and political misrepresentation on the said defensively covered helicopters. What sort of nation would they say they are transforming Nigeria into? 

"We expressed that we can't pay the custom obligations in light of the fact that the helicopters are not for business utilize. They are to be utilized to screen the rivers and track hoodlums. 

"I kept in touch with the President to give the helicopters to the Airforce. It is stunning that the custom would pivot to claim that they inpounded the helicopters. The Chief of Staff to the President conceded that I have done well when I composed the letter to the President ". 

It will be reviewed that the quick past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi in December 2012 declared the installment of two helicopters for security observation.

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