A former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji has furnished the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with details..
A former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji has furnished the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with details of how he spent his N38.8billion security votes during his eight years in office.
Orji who is currently representing Abia Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly said he shared much of the N38billion with members of the state House of Assembly,his security informants and traditional rulers. He also claimed to have paid N75million monthly to security informants in 15 of the 17 local government areas of the state within the same period.
The Nation gathered that the former governor made the revelations during a session on oath in the presence of his lawyer, who he referred to as Edmund. He said from the “time I resumed office and left, the funds were distributed in cash. There are also statutory funds to the security agencies.” “We will arraign ex-governor in court any time from now because the charges are ready. The only challenge is COVID-19 but we won’t allow it to affect the arraignment.
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