Mr Clark says the former governor used funds belonging to the state for his political campaign.
Edwin Clark, a former federal commissioner of information, has accused the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, of misappropriating over N1 trillion of the 13 per cent oil derivation fund for the state.
The former federal commissioner alleged that Mr Okowa misappropriated the funds during his time as governor ofMr Clark, who leads the Pan Niger Delta Forum , said he and others had been blaming the federal government for the lack of development in the South-south without knowing that the governors in the region have been “stealing the money” for the region’s development.
Mr Clark said the revelations prompted him to confront Mr Okowa, through a letter, to account for the funds. “Instead of paying 50 per cent to the DESOPADEC as provided by the law, which is automatic, he now held the 13 per cent fund- the entire money, dishing out instalmentally and approving every contract the DESOPADEC had awarded,” he said.Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
“So, Okowa has embezzled our money. It’s not even accounted for in his annual budget,” Mr Clark stated, pointing out that embezzlement had made some governors wealthier than their states.When reminded by one of the programme anchors, Reuben Abati, that Mr Okowa had denied ownership of the Premium bank, Mr Clark said the former governor lied, insisting that he knew the bank’s history.
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