In spite of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s investigation into the alleged diversion of N2bn bailout funds in Imo state, Governor Rochas Okorocha maintains that ‘there’s nothing like diversion’.
Okorocha stated that the anti-graft agency has probed his government over 50 times in the past 4-years, and the ‘state has always come out clean’.
While addressing journalists on Saturday, Okorocha said the EFCC officials were acting based on petitions written by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, who have nothing to do but to write petitions.
“The Peoples Democratic Party has persisted in impugning the image of the government. I call on them to leave such acts, as this is the time to face governance and development.”
“The EFCC querying the alleged diversion of N2bn is not out of place, as the commission has visited the state more than 50 times over the past four years and the state has always come out clean.”
“For every report or petition or allegation made to EFCC, it is binding on the commission to investigate it whether founded or unfounded. That does not mean that the allegation is true.”
“There is nothing like diversion as alleged. You know the PDP elements are good in writing petitions. They have no other business at the moment than to write petitions.”
“They wrote petitions and made allegations. The EFCC acted on the petitions and were disappointed after their investigations. The Principal Secretary, Dr. Pascal Obi, reported to be detained by the EFCC is with me. These people tell a lot of lies.”
“I want the EFCC to come as many times as possible so that when you leave government, it will be better for you. The government has performed much more than what the resources available can do. People should come and ask me what the secret is and how I have been able to achieve all these, instead of writing petitions. It is all about vision and ideas.”
“Imo State does not owe any bank any loan as being rumoured in some quarters and the only loan payable by the state is the bailout fund. Imo State is the fastest growing city in the country, and the government intends to improve on that.”
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