Abia Govt: Ikpeazu Sneaks in 12.6 Billion Supplementary Budget, Causes Rift in the State Assembly, Hon Chinedu Orji Ikuku Vindicated.



ONE of the aides of Abia State governor who did not want his name to be mentioned because he was not authorized to speak on this matter exposed that the major cause of the rift that happened on Wednesday in Abia State House of Assembly was that the governor sneaked in a 12.6Billion 2016 supplementary budget through the clerk of the House of Assembly, sidelining the Speaker.

The Aide as well disclosed that the House sees it wrong and a height of disrespect from the governor to have smuggle this whooping sum of 12.6billion supplementary budget through the back door using the Clerk of the House instead of the Speaker. Finding out the sinistrous moves by the governor, the speaker became unhappy and questioned the governor for explanation.

At first the governor threatened the speaker with impeachment which led the speaker to swiftly turn to his people for the solidarity protest in the House of Assembly. The squabbles which lasted for 3 hours was later resolved when the governor later pleaded with the Speaker and members of the House and promised to settle each member of the house with whooping sum of money upon the approval of the secret supplementary budget that has an expenditure of N1.6b tagged for visitors from Abuja. How a state government that is owing salaries will run such expenditure is left for your imagination.

The reason for the secret supplementary budget of 12.6Billion is not far fetched from speculations considering the Governor needs to throw in everything for his upcoming case at the Supreme Court. There's this believe therefore, in some circles that the N12.6b supplementary budget is purposely meant to bribe the Supreme Court judges at Abuja.

He also refuted the claims that Hon Engr. Chinedu Orji Ikuku, the Abia House Majority leader was behind the impeachment saga. He disclosed that Ikuku is a victim of circumstance, saying that Ikuku is unlucky that whenever anything goes wrong in the House, people mention his name whether he knows about it or not.

He explained that the absence of Ikuku during the solidarity visit of Isiala South protesters shouldn't be seen as being behind the commotion in the House.

The aide concluded by disclosing the governor has already settled with the house on terms and condition of the supplementary budget but the house asks for few days to decide whether to pass the secret supplementary budget or not because of the fear that it would dent the image of the House should a new government emerge from the upcoming Supreme Judgement on May 12, 2017.

Source: NaijaEyeOpener

The governor's spokesman will soon come out to defend this like " we didn't sneak in any money into the budget, we only padded it. These are two different things. Padding is not corruption even Federal government budget was padded and even got missing, our own is not missing yet so you see we are still in order"

Ikpeazu and fraud is like Egusi and Ogbono.

Abia False and Igberiibe useless papers, specialists in concoction of falsehood and peddling of blatant lies. You people have come again after the the headmistress cum school teacher rumours. From the days of 2015 election, you people have failed and shall continue to fail. Ngwa have taken over abia state government by force and nothing you people can do about it... You can only wail and spit Lies, allegations, and nothing else.