The action followed a petition forwarded to the commission by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong.
Mr. Ekpenyong had on June 8 petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC, calling for Mr. Akpabio’s probe and accusing him of looting Akwa Ibom state treasury.
In a new petition to the EFCC dated June 22, and copied to Mr. Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, Mr. Ekpenyong gave details of some of Mr. Akpabio’s alleged financial recklessness.
He indicated that between January and December 2014, the ex-governor colluded with two of his top aides to steal a whopping N108.1 billion from the state’s treasury.
Mr. Ekpenyong told the EFCC that the former Government House Permanent Secretary, Etekamba Umoren, and the former Accountant General of the state, Udo Isobara, colluded with Mr. Akpabio to steal the funds.
“Between January –December 2014, it is on record that the trio of Godswill Akpabio, Mr. Etekamba Umoren and Mr. Udo Isobara, made illegal but substantial withdrawals of cash from a designated state government-owned account with Zenith Bank with account number: 1010375881 amounting to N22.1 billion,” he stated in the petition.
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ReplyDeleteWaiting to hear d outcome
ReplyDeleteLol,,wild ghost chase ..@d end they won't b able to nail for lack of evidence...I d watch
ReplyDeleteShebi d guy na senator now? Immunity covers him so they would still b incapacitated to persecute him even if he's proven guilty. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteNaso hmm
ReplyDeleteChaa they
ReplyDeleteDon thief all our money God we help us
same same everytime no one gets convicted
ReplyDeleteHe is not the first nor will he be the last the same story all d time Niaja every year Obi is a boy.
ReplyDeleteHe is not the first nor will he be the last the same story all d time Niaja every year Obi is a boy.
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