Nigeria, Jan. 1 -- A former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has claimed that his then administration in Rivers never received more than N200billion in any particular year from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) while he was governor for eight years.

"Money can make you not see well-the kind of money the governors have now, we never saw it. That's why most of them make mistakes. They think everything is about money.

"In all my life as governor for eight years. I have never received from the federation account throughout one year. I have never received more than N200 billion," Mr Wike, who is now the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, said while briefing some journalists on Monday in Port Harcourt, Riv...