Senator Rochas Okorocha, the immediate past Governor of Imo State, has lamented the humiliating treatment meted out to him by his party, the All Progressives Congress, in spite of his sacrifices and financial contributions.
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The Head, Enugu Zonal Office of the commission, Usman Imam, disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the activities of the commission in the last eight months.
Okorocha said this in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, in Owerri on Friday.
In a three-page address read by the Chairman of the Council, Prof. Francis Dike (SAN), during a courtesy visit to the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Engr. Gerald Irona, the group accused the former Governor of leaving a legacy of Garnishee Orders and indescribable looting of the state treasury.
The Imo State Government on Thursday ordered a citizen’s arrest against Senator Rochas Okorocha, over alleged assault on a government official, Jasper Ndubuaku.
The Chairman of the council, Eze Samuel Ohiri, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday at the end of an emergency meeting of the council where the resolution was taken.
Should Governor Ihedioha use the meagre resources that will hardly meet the needs of governance in the state to repay funds stolen by the gang that mismanaged Imo up till May 29, 2019?
He said that the Nigerian Police Force, being a reputable organisation, should not allow itself to be distracted by “such deceitful petition” which he said lacked merit.
A statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Steve Osuji, described the former Governor’s claim as unfortunate, explaining that only about N25 million was used for the monthly sanitation exercise in the state.
Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has directed that civil servants in the state should start receiving their full salaries from this month (August).
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that it raided the residence of former Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, over allegations of economic and financial crimes.
Senator Rochas Okorocha (Imo West) has faulted the decision of the Senate to take over the Edo State House of Assembly if the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, failed to issue a fresh proclamation in one week.
Okorocha made the demand in a statement by his spokesman, Sam Onwuemeodo, on Sunday
However, on a day when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission also visited a school owned by Okorocha in Owerri, workers and security operatives at the warehouse challenged Ndubuaku and his team, a development that almost led to an exchange
Okorocha said the EFCC was only playing the script of the Peoples Democratic Party-led Government in Imo State.
The EFCC sealed the properties on Tuesday.
Among the properties of the Senator seized were Rochas Foundation College; East High Academy; Reach FM, Owerri; a shopping mall; and Royal Palm Beach Hotel.
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The unions made their demand in a letter they presented to the Imo State Governor, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, after a massive peaceful protest on Thursday
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged all former Governors now in the ninth Senate to “publicly commit to stop collecting pensions from their states while they serve as senators, return ‘pensions’ already collected to the public treasury, and push for the abolition of double emoluments laws for former governors and deputies in their states.”