12 ex-Imo LG chairmen face EFCC probe over alleged diversion of N118.1bn

The contiguous past chairmen of the 12 section authorities areas successful Orlu Zone of Imo State are facing accountability checks arsenic a radical nether the aegis of Orluzurumee Youth Assembly, OYA, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to analyse the alleged diversion and embezzlement of astir N118.1 cardinal allocated to the councils betwixt September 2024 and June 2026.

The petition was filed by the group's lawyer, Emmanuel Chiagoziem Osi.

The radical said the petition was officially received and acknowledged by the Office of the EFCC Executive Chairman connected 12 October 2026.

OYA said the petition became indispensable pursuing unsuccessful efforts to get fiscal records from the assembly chairmen done ceremonial requests made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.

The lawyer, Osi, stated that OYA had sought details of allocations received by the councils and however the funds were utilised during the play nether review.

Speaking connected the petition, the National President of OYA, Prince Izunna Obiefule, said the enactment was intended to guarantee that the erstwhile assembly chairmen relationship for the nationalist funds entrusted to their respective administrations.

Obiefule explained that OYA approached the EFCC to question an autarkic probe into the absorption of the funds successful a bid to fortify the principles of transparency, accountability and liable nationalist leadership.

He expressed interest that, contempt the important allocations reportedly received by the councils, galore communities crossed Orlu Zone continued to acquisition inadequate roadworthy infrastructure, constricted entree to potable h2o and electricity, poorly equipped healthcare facilities, deteriorating schools and insufficient opportunities for younker empowerment.

According to him, the information of nationalist infrastructure crossed respective communities successful the portion raises morganatic questions connected however nationalist funds are being utilised by those successful authority.

“The interest of the Orluzurumee Youth Assembly is that these funds whitethorn person been subjected to diversion done fictitious awarded contracts, oregon payments for projects that were ne'er executed,” Obiefule stated.

He stressed that the allegations required due probe by the applicable authorities and called for a transparent introspection of the councils’ fiscal records, contracts, task execution reports and outgo documents.

The OYA president besides urged governmental leaders and different nationalist bureau holders crossed the portion to guarantee that nationalist funds nether their power are afloat accounted for and deployed towards societal services and programmes that code the needs of the people.

OYA maintained that nationalist allocations were held successful spot for the radical and should beryllium managed successful accordance with applicable laws and principles of fiscal accountability.

The radical reiterated its committedness to promoting transparency, bully governance and sustainable improvement crossed the 12 LGAs successful the zone.

12 ex-Imo LG chairmen look EFCC probe implicit alleged diversion of N118.1bn