Group Asks EFCC, ICPC To Probe Imo Government’s Spending

A governmental group, The Mazi Organisation (TMO), has called for the probe of Imo State finances, alleging that they are being diverted.

TMO spokesperson, Cajethan Duke, made the telephone astatine a property briefing successful Owerri, the authorities superior yesterday wherever helium called connected the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigerian Police to instantly behaviour forensic probe into the fiscal dealings of the authorities nether Governor Hope Uzodimma.

TMO alleged that Imo State funds nether Governor Uzodimma ticker had been diverted. The radical listed the funds to see section authorities allocations, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds, ecological funds, and respective different monies.

Meanwhile, efforts to talk with the Imo State Commissioner for Information, Hon Declan Emelumba proved abortive arsenic helium did not respond to messages nor the calls enactment crossed to him.

Duke said determination was thing to amusement for the implicit ₦330billion received by the Uzodimma administration.

Duke said “if Imo State authorities disputes Dr. Amadi’s revelations, we situation them, again, to people elaborate audited reports of FAAC receipts and expenditures, backed by empirical data. Let them amusement what was done with implicit N330 cardinal received connected behalf of the LGAs and beryllium the beingness of projects connected ground. Silence, propaganda and quality assassination cannot lavation distant facts.

“EFCC, ICPC, and the Nigerian Police indispensable instantly commence forensic investigations into the Hope Uzodinma administration, peculiarly into the disappearance of section authorities allocations, UBEC funds, ecological funds, WASH and USAID involution funds. These monies, meant for development, person grown wings and vanished into – lone Uzodinma knows wherever – portion Imo radical wallow successful poverty.

“The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice indispensable guarantee that accountability processes are not stalled. Governor Hope Uzodinma indispensable NOT flight justness for the monumental looting and reckless mismanagement of nationalist resources.

“We request that the Imo State House of Assembly publishes the details of each the indebtedness requests it has approved for this administration. The Assembly indispensable emergence successful defence and solidarity with the radical of Imo State astatine this precise captious clip successful our history.

“The EFCC and ICPC should probe each the loans – approved and unapproved – that person been received by the Hope Uzodinma administration”.

Duke said Uzodimma was utilizing a group, Greater Imo Initiative (GII) arsenic a peculiar intent conveyance radical to hound individuals and groups who held opposing views connected issues of governance to Uzodimma’s.

According to him, Dr Amadi was been hounded by Uzodimma due to the fact that of his enactment for President Bola Tinubu to request the merchandise of section authorities funds to the section authorities areas, saying that disposable records showed that, for astir six years, Governor Hope Uzodinma had diverted the funds, portion the 27 section authorities areas were successful rot.

Duke alleged that members of the TMO had been inundated with threats from faceless radical loyal to Uzodimma.

He said “importantly, we privation to usage this mean to entreaty to the national authorities and information agencies to beryllium vigilant connected the activities of Imo State government. Governor Uzodinma’s obsession with the information details attached to Dr. Amadi confirms fears of a sinister plot”, Duke said.

Further, helium said the Greater Imo Initiative (GII) is simply a peculiar intent conveyance radical created to hound individuals and groups who held opposing views connected issues of governance to Uzodimma’s, saying they were assembled by the “panic-stricken Uzodimma government”.

Duke disclosed that alternatively than usage GII to impeach Amadi of Naira abuse, the EFCC should besides analyse Uzodimma implicit “the Calabar dredging ungraded – a $12 cardinal declaration fraud done his company, investigated by the Obla panel, dud cheque case: A ₦200 cardinal dishonoured cheque, referred to the EFCC, and non-declaration of assets filed by the FG earlier the Recovery of Public Property panel”.