While the people of resources rich Imo state wallow in the abject absence of basic social infrastructure, a few individuals led by the governor of the state Ikedi Ohakim are alleged to be riding high and gloating from their monthly looting of the resources meant for the state
According to a security analysis of the plundering that had taken place in the state in the last four years, lists as members of this cartel of looters governor Ohakim, George Egu, Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Zick Martins Nnadozie, Ex-Officio member of the state executive committee of the party in the state, Tony Chukwu a contractor and Emma Ohakim Chief of Staff to governor Ohakim

Other members of the cartel include Kezie Ogaziechi, commissioner for local government, George Ilechukwu commissioner for finance, Longas Anyanwu commissioner for agriculture and Nnamdi Obiareri commissioner for agriculture and Nnami Obiareri commissioner for
The operation of this cartel was described in the security evaluation of the financial standing of the state as “callous and mean when it is time to loot the state”

The leader of the cartel is governor Ohakim. His modus operandi is alleged in the report to be “raw and unbelievable”. Sources in government in Owerri told 7AMNEWSEXTRA that “the way the man operates is straight forward, he introduces projects into the budget of the state which are approved by the state house of Assembly, then he refuses to award the contracts but continues to stock pile funds for the project, then towards the end of the year he moves out the money and then introduces a request to the state house of Assembly for virement of the funds to his office”

Once the money gets to his office on paper, the rest they say becomes history. In the real sense, 7AMNEWSEXTRA was told that he spends the money ahead of the virement approval and only resorts to the house of Assembly as an afterthought for approval.
“This is what has presently pitched him against some informed politicians in the state” our sources said. Through this method alone, Ohakim is said to have carted away N30 billion meant for the state. According to these Owerri sources the loot puts Ohakim heads ahead other citizens of the state in terms of riches.

Some of the property he is alleged to have purchased with some of these monies includes his palatial mansion on Haile Sellasie street in highbrow Asokoro district of Abuja and several other scattered in the USA and Europe.

Coming second to him in terms of wealth among government appointees is Emma Ohakim, junior brother to the governor and since the inception of his senior brother as governor his chief of staff at the government house.

He is said to be the defacto governor of the state and has hands in all government transactions. When he is not directly executing contracts he is reaping off the state through commissions on other contracts. The junior Ohakim is also said to be deep in a cartel within government that demands for upfront payment of royalties for introduction to the governor.
Conservatively he is said to be worth over N10 billion in earnings from all the deals and commissions that have passed through or around him. In Owerri he is reputed as the second richest person in his brother’s government though he claims to be an evangelist.
Before joining his brother in government he was a staff of the audit department of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN

Coming closely is Kezie Ogaziechi, the commissioner for local governments. How this man operates is very simply but the simplicity of his actions does not mean less earnings. According to a very reliable source Ogaziechi allegedly makes his money by delaying payments to the local government councils in the state by between two and three weeks.
As harmless as this may seem, it generates into a ubiquitous and specially created account, distinct from the Joint local government account, huge interests sometimes running into billions. This monthly Christmas bonus is then shared out according to an agreed formula between himself and others

Today he is alleged to be the third richest person in the Imo state government.
Next in the line of beneficiaries of earnings in government is George Ilechukwu, commissioner for finance. He was the commissioner of works before his present posting. Before joining government he had served as managing director of three banks, all the banks are said to be distressed today.

His modus operandi according to sources in Owerri is unbelievable. He is alleged to be Ohakim’s adviser in chief on bank loans. Even when allocations from the federation account had been released, he is said to be behind the many bank loans taken by the Imo state government. What happens our correspondent learnt is that, once the loans are taken, a well thought out agreement is reached with the banks on how much of the interests charge for the loans will come back to him and his co-conspirators in government

From such charges alone he is alleged to be the fourth richest person in the government today.
Next in ranking is Longas Anyanwu, commissioner for agriculture. He joined the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from Accord party. At that time he presented himself as Longinus Anyanwu. His identity crisis notwithstanding he is a formidable member of the Ohakim administration.

His biggest earning is said to be from the fertilizer deal he brokered as commissioner for agriculture. The deal was so bad that when farmers tried to use the products they found mere dust inside the bags. No one in government asked questions. Over N2 billion naira was involved in the deal.

Another big earner in the government is Zick Martins Nnadozie, an ex-offico member of the state executive committee of the PDP in the state. He is said to be making his money from fat contracts from government that are hardly ever executed. He is feared by all because of his security links and contacts to men of the underworld. He was security adviser to the government of Achike Udenwa.

So is the secretary of the PDP in thestate George Egu. Also feared for his links with security. He is said to be very close to known criminals in the state. His is alleged to have made his huge earnings from the government through fat contracts to keep the party within the control of the government. Reputed to be a ruthless politician courted by every government in the state

And by far another major beneficiary of the government headed by Ohakim is Chief Tony Ojukwu. He is the main recipient of juicy government contracts in the state. His company is dredging the Nworie river project where several government billions have been sunk with little or nothing to show for all the resources.

He is the governor’s closest confidant. His company gets the right of first refusal on most government contracts that are never executed. He is believed to be laundering money for the governor.


from www.7amnewsextra.com

So unfortunate!

GOD help Nigeria.

Ohakim kip the corruption flag flying; ur people dnt care-they are busy critizing Fashola and calling Tinubu names while their house is burning to ashes. You can do better ohakim - steal the state dry ur pple dnt care, they care more what happen to SW and our leaders