{"id":13156,"date":"2017-01-28T19:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T19:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13156"},"modified":"2017-01-28T19:49:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T19:49:25","slug":"armoured-helicopters-nigeria-customs-lied-they-were-imported-by-rotimi-amaechi-wike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13156","title":{"rendered":"ARMOURED HELICOPTERS: Nigeria Customs Lied, They were imported by Rotimi Amaechi &#8211; Wike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Helicopters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13158\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Helicopters-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Helicopters\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Helicopters-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Helicopters-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Helicopters-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Helicopters.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he officially wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari to handover the two armoured helicopters bought by the immediate past administration in the state to the Nigerian Air Force, NAF.<\/p>\n<p>Wike explained that he wrote the letter following the high custom duty charged for the helicopters and the refusal of the Federal Government to grant the Rivers State Government the waiver to clear the two armoured helicopters.<\/p>\n<p>This was revealed in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media and obtained exclusively by TheNewsGuru.com.<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=12202&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>The governor said that it was unfortunate that Security Agencies would resort to political propaganda and outright lies, when the facts of the two armoured helicopters are public knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads in part: \u201cThese helicopters were imported by the immediate past administration. When I assumed office, we wrote to the Federal Government that it was strictly for security use. What am I going to use armoured helicopters for?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn any case, where will the Rivers State Government get money at this time to import armoured helicopters? The previous administration imported it because they had the money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to the Federal Government to give me a waiver for us to clear the helicopters, but the Federal Government refused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wrote a letter to the President and to assure him that the helicopters are meant for security purposes, it should be handed over to the Nigerian Air Force \u201c.<\/p>\n<p>The governor added: \u201cI am surprised that they have started propaganda and political falsehood on the said armoured helicopters.\u00a0 What kind of country are they turning Nigeria into?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stated that we cannot pay the custom duties because the helicopters are not for commercial use. They are to be used to monitor the creeks and track criminals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wrote to the President to give the helicopters to the Airforce.\u00a0 It is shocking that the custom would turn around to claim that they impounded the helicopters. The Chief of Staff to the President admitted that I have done well when I wrote the letter to the President \u201c.<\/p>\n<p>TheNewsGuru.com recalls that the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi in December 2012 announced the payment of two helicopters for security surveillance.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/market.jumia.com.ng\/men-shoes\/?utm_source=pap&amp;utm_medium=aff&amp;utm_campaign=0bed9dec&amp;a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=0bed9dec\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/accounts\/default1\/a72f75b38\/0bed9dec.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/scripts\/a72f75i38?a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=0bed9dec\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he officially wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari to handover the two armoured helicopters bought by the immediate past administration in the state to the Nigerian Air Force, NAF. 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