Duncan Mighty has accused Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi of owing him N50 million.
In a lengthy statement released on June 2, 2014, Duncan Mighty (real name Okechukwu Duncan) said the once tranquil relationship he had with the Rivers State number one citizen has been thrown out the window.
According to singer, the Amaechi and his cabinet contracted him to organize a celebrity ‘Youth Endorsement Concert’ in Port Harcourt in March 2011, for which he was given N10m upfront.
The concert is said to have featured the likes of Flavour, the defunct Mo’Hits Records crew, Banky W, M.I, Ice Prince, Timaya, Stereo Man, Terry G, Jesse Jagz, DJ Jimmy JATT, alongside stand up comics I Go Die, I Go Save.
‘In pursuit of the said project, I thereafter raised funds through different sources, including personal savings, loans and credit facilities, acquired operational vehicles and branded them for the project, procured several souvenirs, printed many publicity materials, paid for venues, engaged musicians from different parts of the country, undertook logistics such as flight/Accommodation/Transportation and welfare’, he said in the statement.
Duncan Mighty says the project was concluded as scheduled and ‘results were achieved’ but since then, it has proved impossible to get his money back.
Wene Mighty has also denied benefiting financially from the Rivers State Government, despite rumours of him being favoured by Governor Amaechi.
‘The rumour mills have it that the Governor of Rivers State has given me juicy contracts including all manner of flashy cars, but I stand here today to debunk such tales, because I have not received as much as a bicycle spoke from Governor Amaechi’, he wrote.
Why is he going public after all this while? The singer says he is forced to do so because he hasn’t been able to meet with the Governor, despite all his efforts.