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Group jobs Okorocha to reimburse N130bn supposedly embezzled Imo cash

ByRomeo Minalane

Jun 27, 2023
Group jobs Okorocha to reimburse N130bn supposedly embezzled Imo cash

OWERRI- Sincere Concern Organisation, a non-profit organisation, has actually released a one-month demand to previous Gov. Rochas Okorocha to reimburse N130 billion apparently embezzled Imo cash. The group even more asked the legislator, who represented Imo West Senatorial District in the ninth National Assembly, to return landed home supposedly taken while in workplace as guv. The Director-General of the organisation, Mrs Foluke Lemechi, provided the final notice at a news instruction in Owerri on Wednesday. Lemechi charged Gov. Hope Uzodimma to take actions to effect the healing of the cash and home. She pledged to do something about it must the guv stop working to do so within one month. Lemechi, represented by Mr Destiny Nzenwa, stated the Commission of Inquiry set up by previous Gov. Emeka Ihedioha did not finish its required when Uzodimma became guv. “In spite of pressures, Uzodimma has actually declined to dissolve the panel of query, which has actually resulted in the face-off with Okorocha. “Expectedly, the report of the panel and White paper arraigned Okorocha and his household and they were bought to return the looted estates to Imo individuals. “Justice Iheka panel on award of agreements particularly purchased Okorocha to reimburse N130 billion. “The federal government was likewise empowered to recuperate the possessions it took,” the group stated. Lemechi stated the group understood that Okorocha was still in belongings of a number of possessions, consisting of Shell Camp land and other estates. “We are here to reveal our annoyance with the State Government for its failure to completely execute the suggestion of the White paper, specifically in the healing of the humungous quantity of cash robbed by Okorocha. “Consequently, we are providing the Government of Uzodimma a one-month demand to take instant actions to execute completely the White paper on healing of taken home, particularly the more than N130 billion being held by Okorocha. “If after the expiration of the final notice, Okorocha has actually not returned the cash or he is not in prison, we will take all legal actions to guarantee that justice is served. “This is to make sure that potential public workplace holders would not believe that it is a standard to take from the general public bag and go scot-free,” the group likewise stated. In a speedy response, Okorocha dismissed the accusation as “shadow chasing”. His previous Media Aide, Mr Sam Onwuemedo, informed newsmen that a Court had actually ruled on the matter and stated Okorocha innocent of all the accusations leveled versus him. “This is a story they have actually continued to inform over and over once again, which no one has an interest in. “What the group needs to do is to support Okorocha to consult with Gov. Uzodimma and the Federal Government to see how the insecurity, the best thing stressing individuals of the state, can end,” Onwuemedo stated. (NAN)

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