Nigeria, July 23 -- Judith Amaechi has dismissed as "baseless" the allegation by the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, that she received a N48 billion contract from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to train Niger Delta women.

Mrs Amaechi is the wife of the former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

The former first lady of Rivers made the rebuttal in a statement from her spokesperson, Dike Bekwele, on Tuesday.

Mr Amaechi, who served as a minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari, had aspired to succeed the former president but lost at the primary to the incumbent President Bola Tinubu.

He has remained a vocal critic of President Tinubu's administration.

The former Rivers governor is among the leaders of the op...