Delta APC Asks Gov Okowa To Clear Himself Of Alleged Misappropriation Of N48.6 Billion, Diversion Of $10 Million

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta State, has asked the state governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa to come into the open and clear his name from the allegation making the round that he misappropriated N48.6 Billion and diversion of $10 Million from the bailout funds released by the Federal Government which was hijacked by his America-based mistress.
In a statement by the state acting publicity secretary Engr. Leonard Obibi, the APC said: “given the gravity of the allegations, we call on Governor Okowa to step into the open and clear the air on this scandalous fleecing of the wealth of Deltans, including the reported misappropriation of N48.6 billion DESOPADEC funds.”
The party implored the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to dig deeper with this investigation and uncover other possible covert misappropriation by Governor Okowa who has still not responded to a recent allegation that he misappropriated a colossal sum of N48.6 billion from the statutory allocation due to Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), being half of the total 13 percent derivation funds that accrued to Delta State from May 2015 to November 2016.
“This has left the major oil-producing areas without any meaningful development since the advent of his administration.
It is obvious to Deltans that under Governor Okowa’s PDP-led government and indeed, all previous PDP-led administrations, Delta State has nosedived in all ramifications: economically, educationally and in the quality of its infrastructure, leaving the state impoverished and left behind on several development indices.
“The online and social media channels have pointedly revealed that Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State is the culprit in this hideous matter; and that it is Governor Okowa that commissioned and connived with his mistress, who is an actress that hails from the Ika-speaking area of Delta State and based in Texas U.S.A., to launder the $10m into slush accounts in order to avoid detection by security agencies. “This is the reason why President Buhari directed that the bailout funds and the London-Paris Club loan refunds to all states be monitored, as these monies are principally meant to relieve the burden of outstanding debt to workers and pensioners.
“We, APC Delta State, roundly condemn this damnable fraud on the people of Delta State and demand that the EFCC does everything to bring the culprits to book immediately. Deltans are eager and waiting. Nigeria is waiting.” [myad]