Benjamin Apugo, a member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to hasten investigation into series of petitions written by Abia groups against a former Governor of Abia state, and current Senator representing Abia central in the National Assembly, Theodore Orji, over alleged financial recklessness that characterised his then administration.
Apugo made the call in an interview with newsmen in Umuahia on Wednesday, claiming that there were a lot of corruption cases involving the Senator before he became Abia governor, tasking the anti-graft agency to do the needful and prosecute the PDP chieftain.
According to the APC chieftain,” There was petition against him, we have looked at it and it is real.’ That is the first petition. Even people are calling now for the wife and son to be picked, so what are we talking about?
“Can you cover what T.A Orji did in this state? Not when he is boasting that EFCC is in his pocket. If he owns the EFCC of today, he will not own the EFCC of tomorrow.
“Any government that is fighting corruption should be able to call past leaders to come and account for their stewardship. One should not talk of this one that is visible; that you gave money to someone and you don’t see a stadium or a single road where he put the money.
“Let me tell you, T. A Orji loves to go to people and tell lies; his lies have stayed for some time and the people he is telling lies to, have no ears again to hear lies. It is not somebody that told them to forget about the lies and see the truth the way they are.
“There are more cases against him including the ones that are in the court before he became governor. It is there in a Federal High Court in Lagos and I will tell you one thing, nothing is over until it is over.”
Meanwhile, the liaison Officer of the former Abia governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Umere, in his reaction, said his principal ran the most transparent government where funds earmarked for infrastructural projects were judiciously utilised.
“He has nothing to hide. The records are there to confirmed that he never touched any dime from Abia coffers. During his administration, Senator Orji initiated and completed all projects,which are there for you to see.
“No amount of propaganda and distraction from the opposition will deter Senator Orji from continuing providing democratic dividends to the people of Abia central and making good laws that has brought development to the state and in senatorial zone
“I am assuring you that come 2019, he will defeat all his enemies landslide in the upcoming election. The senator is not perturbed, because has no skeleton in his cupboard,” he added.
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