365NEWS gathered that Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, praised President Buhari for authorizing all of the money due to the Niger Delta governments since 1999.
Wike clarified that some of the funds went toward the several projects his administration had undertaken.
The governor was giving a speech on Friday at the state government-built Doctor Nabo Graham Douglas Law School’s commissioning.
Despite belonging to a different political party, he praised the president for not using the money for political purposes.
According to him, “monies that were not paid since 1999, the 13% deductions, Mr. President approved and paid all of us from Niger Delta states.
“For me, it will be unfair not to say to the public. It is not from FAAC money it is the money paid to me as Rivers State, Delta State, Akwa Ibom State, Edo State and Bayelsa State.
“So I want to sincerely, from my heart and on behalf of the government and people of the state, thank Mr. President for this because as an opposition government, he may have as well say don’t pay, you can’t do anything.
“After all since 1999 the money has not been paid. Did we do anything?
“So I want to sincerely thank him just on that one”.
