The Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has vowed to recover about N62 Billion naira discovered to have been looted by the past administration led by Chief Ikedi Ohakim.
The State governor who disclosed this while receiving the report of Imo State Committee on account reconciliation between May 2007 to May 2011 at the Government House, Owerri recently said that the State government will make the report available to relevant authorities such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other Security Agencies and Judicial Commission of inquiry to enable them take necessary action. Governor Okorocha, who expressed concern over the money looted by the past administration, made it clear that his administration will not cover any corrupt practice in the State and appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria to assist the State to investigate the fraud. The governor regretted that the previous administration lavished over 62 billion of State funds without accounting for it, adding that his administration has embarked on several projects such as massive road constructions, building of 27 new general hospitals, construction of 305 model primary and secondary schools, free education programme from primary to the university level, Heroes square and many others with the same amount of allocation given to the past administration. He appealed to Abuja-based politicians to desist from blackmailing the State and urged them to engage in constructive criticism to enable the State move forward. He also vowed that no criminal will be allowed to hold any political office again in the state. He applauded the committee led by the deputy Governor, Sir. Jude Agbaso for a job well done and reminded Imolites that it is a mere report submitted even as he urged them to exercise patience pending the outcome of the judicial inquiry on the issues at stake. Earlier, the Deputy Governor, Sir. Jude Agbaso, thanked the people for coming out en masse, and frowned at the level of embezzlement carried out by the previous administration led by Chief Ikedi Ohakim and advised Imolites to always look well before voting any politician into power. The Deputy Governor, however, regretted that bulk of all the fictitious projects claimed to have been carried out by the past administration was only done on pages of newspapers and in televisions stating that the contractors of the past administration whom were alleged to have been paid by Chief Ikedi Ohakim were not actually paid and the documentation was not found in any file. Dignitaries present at the occasion include the members of Imo State Expanded Executive Council, Traditional Rulers, Permanent Secretaries and Directors of all the State government Ministries, the Clergy, artisans, representatives of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and other prominent sons and daughters of Imo State.
SOURCE-http://www.imostate.gov.ng
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