The Office of the President of the Senate has challenged former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to provide evidence to support his allegation that Senate President Godswill Akpabio introduced a 50 per cent deduction from payments to contractors handling projects for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Amaechi reportedly made the allegation during a political rally in Bauchi State on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
Reacting, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Eseme Eyiboh, said the former governor failed to provide documentary evidence to substantiate his claim.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Eyiboh said the allegation was serious and required verifiable evidence.
“The former governor offered no contract documents, payment records, identifiable transactions or other verifiable particulars to substantiate his accusation,” he said.
He challenged Amaechi to identify the contracts involved, the contractors affected, when the alleged deductions were made and the payment arrangements through which they occurred.
Eyiboh also questioned what evidence linked Akpabio personally to the alleged deductions.
He urged the former governor to submit any available documents to the appropriate investigative authorities rather than make allegations at political gatherings.
The Senate President’s spokesman also called for scrutiny of projects executed during Amaechi’s tenure as Rivers State governor between 2007 and 2015.
He specifically mentioned the Port Harcourt monorail project and the Malaria-free Rivers State initiative, raising questions about public expenditure, implementation and value for money.
According to him, public accountability should not be limited to political opponents but should extend to every public official entrusted with public resources.
He said allegations concerning the NDDC’s finances and administration should be addressed through credible investigative processes.
“The people of the Niger Delta deserve functioning infrastructure, transparent procurement, completed projects and measurable developmental outcomes,” Eyiboh added.
He maintained that the credibility of any public allegation should be determined by the quality of evidence supporting it, rather than the status of the person making it.
