Kinsmen urge security agencies to probe ex-Rivers HoS

The people of the Etche ethnic nationality in Rivers State, hometown of the former Head of Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, have urged security agencies to investigate him, saying financial inducement and lying are not in their culture.

Leaders and elders of the community described Nwaeke as “a liar, betrayer and notoriously untrustworthy,” noting that as a result of his character, the former HoS “is usually not invited to meetings of Etche ethnic nationality where crucial issues affecting the people are discussed, due to his unstable character.”

Speaking in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, the leaders of Etche disassociated themselves from the “externally influenced” confessions of financial mismanagement and planned militancy attacks on oil facilities he (Nwaeke) leveled against the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and others.

Nwaeke had in a viral video clip in Abuja last week accused Fubara of deliberately demolishing the Rivers State House of Assembly edifice to avoid impeachment.

He also said Fubara paid the former Chief of Staff, Dr. Edison Ehie, to carry out the operations.

The stakeholders said, notwithstanding his rise to the position of Head of Rivers State Civil Service, the highest position in the civil service, Etche did not consider Nwaeke worthy of recognition as a chief, an honour bestowed on her deserving illustrious sons.

“An eloquent testament to Dr. Nwaeke’s unstable character is the conflicting account issued by himself and his wife as per his now infamous trip to Abuja. Dr. Nwaeke, who lied and deceived his wife, is unworthy of any iota of credit. The world must treat his theatrics for its mere entertainment and amusement value and nothing more.

“Before his trip to Abuja, Dr. Nwaeke had approached the Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, for financial assistance in exchange for his loyalty. It is unbecoming that such a highly placed government official, known to have valuable assets within and outside Nigeria, was more interested in personal financial aggrandizement than honour and integrity.

“His insatiable appetite for financial gain is the only explanation for his baseless allegations against the governor to please his paymasters and thereby ridiculing himself.”

The Etche people said Nwaeke was coerced to read a badly written script handed over to him by his paymasters in Abuja to falsely indict the governor.

“Dr. Nwaeke was commanded thus: ‘You will read from the text I wrote.’ And he thereafter read from the text that was written for him. This underscores that the so-called press conference by Dr. Nwaeke was staged by persons who are desperate to paint our innocent and performing governor and other respected sons of Rivers State in a bad light, and Dr. Nwaeke, being a man lacking in honour and dignity, was a willing tool in their hands,” they said.

They then invited security agencies to investigate Nwaeke with a view to holding him accountable for peddling falsehood against the Governor of Rivers State and other prominent Rivers sons.

“This will serve as a deterrent to others who may wish to propagate falsehood against innocent persons for financial or other benefits,” they said.

Meanwhile, the ethnic group condemned the “unwarranted imposition” of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, the suspension of the governor, deputy governor and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider his decision in the best interest of the state.