of the country as the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) beams the searchlight on the alleged
diversion of over N2 billion from the bailout fund given to
the state by the federal government for the payment of civil
servants salaries.
The EFCC had rounded up three senior aides of the governor
in connection of the diversion of the bailout money.
Those arrested by the commission included the principal
secretary to the governor, Dr. Paschal Obi, who was until his
appointment a deputy director in the Ministry of Health, in
charge of optical services, Director of Finance, Government
House, Casmir Uzoho, and Government House Treasurer,
Iheoma Kenneth.
Okorocha, who had expressed regrets for accessing the
bailout fund from the federal government lamented that the
money had put the state in a mess.
According to him, the N26 billion the state took from the
Federal Government that was used to pay agitating workers
has put Imo in trouble as more money is being deducted
from the state's federal allocation than anticipated.
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