Chieftaincy Affairs

Imo Govt Set To Probe Ihedioha Over Missing ₦19.63bn

Imo Govt Set To Probe Ihedioha Over Missing ₦19.63bn

The government of Imo state has approved the request of the Auditor General of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to take all necessary steps in recovering the sum of ₦19.63billion allegedly collected from the Local Government Joint Accounts Allocation Committee JAAC by the immediate past Governor, Emeka Ihedioha.

Declan Emelumba, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday at the Imo State government house.

Emelumba said the misappropriated fund was discovered during a routine audit of the Accounts and Records of JAAC with the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs by the LGA