Mr Otti, since he was sworn in as governor on 29 May, has been in a war of words with Mr Ikpeazu, whom he accused of leaving “huge debts” and zero assets for the new administration.
has set up a judicial panel of inquiry tasked with recovering government properties from the state government officials who served under the administration of his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu. served as a two-term governor of the state from 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2023, when he handed over to Mr Otti.
Mr Otti, the Labour Party candidate in the 18 March governorship election in the state, defeated the ruling PDP candidate, Okey Ahiwe, to emerge the winner.The Secretary to the State government , Kenneth Kalu, announced the setting up the judicial panel of inquiry in a statement on Friday.According to the statement, other panel members include Ekeoma Ogwo, a professor; Ugochukwu Okoroafor, Alex Okonkwo, a catholic priest] and Ngozi Akanwa, a professor.
The SSG did not mention the names of the former officials, but it is believed that he was referring to government officials who served under Mr Ikpeazu.with Mr Ikpeazu, whom he accused of leaving “huge debts” and zero assets for the new administration.
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