Ikedi Ohakim Leadership: A Culture of Corruption* by Ikenna Samuelson
Ikenna Samuelson

Not too long ago precisely in June 2009 this writer exposed to the world how governor Ikedi Godson Ohakim connived with his commissioners (Finance and Local Government & Chieftaincy affairs), Chief of staff, few stakeholders and agent companies to defraud past councilors and Chairmen of their entitlements running into billions of naira. It was captioned “Imo State, OHAKIM and Local Government fraud”. It was published in numerous newspapers and magazines in Nigeria. It was also sent to over 37,000 email addresses. Also the EFCC went into action and made some arrests of the master minds of the fraud but left Ikedi Ohakim out of the picture because of his so called immunity.

In that same document this writer exposed and gave reasons why Mr. Ikedi Ohakim has refused to conduct Local Government elections. The truth is that once an executive Chairman is elected for each of the 27 local governments, then that elected chairman will have absolute control of the Federal allocation due to his L.G.A. This will make Ohakim to be unable to Siphon funds again. It is also a proven fact in Imo State that our so called honorable members in the state House of Assembly approve *“LARGE”* Security votes for the TC Chairmen and current *SOLAD’S *after which these legislators will turn around to collect their shares of the approved security vote, in the spirit of “Agbataekee arrangement”.

Also not too long ago this writer proved this issue of local government fraud against the OHAKIM leadership. Till today the fraud infested leadership is afraid to challenge me. The article in question was entitled *“SINCERITY* *OF FALSEHOOD”* and was published in *SEPTEMBER* 2008.

This writer is still confirming and insisting that his allegations against Ikedi Godson Ohakim is still constant. The major reason why Ohakim has been operating the L.G.As in Imo State with transition Committee Chairman and lately sole Administrators is because they do not have the mandate of their people to operate. Hence they can not complain when their LGA allocations are tampered with by Ikedi Ohakim. Through this system of “appointing” TC Chairmen and sole Administrators Ikedi Ohakim has continued to steal Local Government allocation without shame. The ripple effect of this fraud going on is that there are no single development going on in the 27 LGAs of the state. A visit to the LGAs in Imo State will confirm that lack of basic Amenities has made these areas a ghost environment. No portable drinking water, no good and long lasting roads, our schools (Primary and Secondary) are in deplorable and dilapidated condition. No cottage industry, no agricultural development. At times local government staff are not paid their salaries as at when due. Yet huge allocations are sent to these local government areas by the federal ministry of finance (Federal Account Allocation Committee) through the Imo State Government under Ikedi Ohakim Leadership.

A closer look at what is going on in our Local Government areas in the state shows that when the entire LGA allocations get to Imo State, Governor Ikedi Ohakim through his commissioners, agents, officials etc withhold a part of, divert a part of, deduct from, through financial manipulation tamper with the allocation to the extent that less than 28% get to the local government area councils.
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This writer has painstakingly investigated this fraud issue and has boldly come out once again to state very clearly that the Ohakim leadership in Imo State is a complete culture of corruption. Attached to this revelation is a copy of a document that clearly shows what the state and local government areas in Imo State got from the Distribution of revenue allocation by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in 2009 from January to November as printed out from the Federal Ministry of Finance website and certified as a true copy by the High Court of Justice Abuja dated 12/2/2010.

It should be noted also that this writer has the complete document obtained from the federal ministry of finance website showing what Imo State and the Local Government Areas actually received from May 2007 to November 2009. This is clearly in contrast with what the Ikedi Ohakim leadership in Imo State published is local newspapers in Owerri and forced the gullible and docile citizens of the state to believe was our “actual” allocations since May 2007.

To make my argument on the fraud infested leadership of Ikedi Ohakim clearer, I hereby reproduce what the state government in Imo State published as Local government allocation for the month of September 2009 in *ANNOUNCER * Newspapers. This will enable Imo people to understand who Ikedi Godson Ohakim really is.

*LGA AMOUNT*

(1) ABOH MBAISE N34.4M

(2) AHIAZU MBAISE N35.0M

(3) EHIME MBANO N30.8M

(4) EZINIHITTE MBAISE N38.8M

(5) IDEATO NORTH N28.9M

(6) IDEATO SOUTH N29.6M

(7) IHITTE UBOMA N31.2M

( IKEDURU N41.7M

(9) ISIALA MBANO N36.2M

(10) ISU N30.3M

(11) MBAITOLI N32.9M

(12) NGOR-OKPALLA N40.5M

(13) NJABA N29.5M

(14) NWANGELE N26.6M

(15) NKWERRE N27.2M

(16) OBOWO N33.5M

(17) OGUTA N37.0M

(18) OHAJI/EGBEMA N33.2M

(19) OKIGWE N31,5M

(20) ONUIMO N25.4M

(21) ORLU N32.8M

(22) ORSU N32.2M

(23) ORU – EAST N32.4M

(24) ORU-WEST N31.1M

(25) OWERRI- MUNICIPAL N36.4M

(26) OWERRI- NORTH N34.5M

(27) OWERRI – WEST N33.0M

However a closer comparative analysis from the Federal Ministry of Finance website on the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the same month of September 2009 clearly shows amounts far higher than what the Ikedi Ohakim fraud infested leadership has tried to make the people of Imo State believe was their allocation for the same month in question.

* LGA AMOUNT*

(1) ABOH MBAISE N159,944,117

(2) AHIAZU MBAISE N145,361.771

(3) EHIME MBANO N135,083,848

(4) EZINIHITTE MBAISE N143,947,932

(5) IDEATO NORTH N147,369,075

(6) IDEATO SOUTH N143,476,719

(7) IHITTE UBOMA N132,158,315

( IKEDURU N142,667,843

(9) ISIALA MBANO N159,497,471

(10) ISU N143,260,326

(11) MBAITOLI N168,437,548

(12) NGOR-OKPALLA N147,844,442

(13) NJABA N138139863

(14) NWANGELE N133,052,079

(15) NKWERRE N116,598,331

(16) OBOWO N129,594,808

(17) OGUTA N146,034,712

(18) OHAJI/EGBEMA N153,675,447

(19) OKIGWE N138,725,311

(20) ONUIMO N125,929,124

(21) ORLU N135,575,692

(22) ORSU N131,188,173

(23) ORU – EAST N134,605,707

(24) ORU-WEST N134,094,722

(25) OWERRI- MUNICIPAL N133,563,577

(26) OWERRI- NORTH N145,173,961

(27) OWERRI – WEST N137,007,084

I hereby challenge Ikedi Godson Ohakim, his commissioner for finance
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His Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs and infact his entire leadership to dispute my facts and the figures enumerated above. My investigations also shows that Former TC Chairmen and SOLADS sign a certain document for Ikedi Ohakim to cover this fraud going on in Imo State. I am therefore calling on the EFCC, ICPC, Code of Conduct Bureau and office of Inspector General of Police to quickly move into Imo State and arrest all members of Ikedi Ohakim fraud infested leadership including the criminal himself (Ikedi Ohakim). Immunity or No Immunity. The people of Imo State have indeed taken enough of this nonsense, rubbish, fraud and devaluation of leadership from Ikedi Ohakim.

It should also be noted that the Imo State House of Assembly so called“Honorable members” are part of this conspiracy against the development of Imo State and her people. Hence they are afraid to set up a probe panel that would invite me to prove my allegations of fraud against Ikedi Ohakim.

Should the Security agencies fail to effect the arrest of Ikedi Ohakim’s criminal gang, then Imo people will have no alternative than to effect the *“ROMANIAN*” agenda in the state. The people of Imo State will have no alternative than to protect and defend their state from the criminal gang of Ikedi Ohakim.

All the properties Ikedi Ohakim and his gang acquired with our resources must be confiscated.

To conclude, when a leader defecates openly in broad-day light, what do you do? Of course you reject him. I need not say more.





The fact that Ikedi Ohakim is a complete 419ner is not and will never be in question. Ohakim has been ruling Imo State with a gang of fraudsters and rogues. The appointment of Charlton Irulor as acting chairman of Ezinihitte Mbaise proves this issue beyond any reasonable doubt. Charlton Irulor was a secondary school drop-out at Mbaise Secondary School Aboh (MSSA)and as such was not qualified to hold any government appointment talkless of a local government chairman. Imo State has become a den of kidnappers today because a rogue is power. Every means should be used to sensitize the good people of Imo State so that these criminals will be voted out come next year if they will not rig the election. (We know that PDP will never win any elction in Imo State unless it is rigged).
Posted By Gasky Truth on 2010-03-16



What do people expect of a scam-artist like Ikedi Ohakim turned governor. I know him way back as a 419er in partnership with one Chief Chidi "Chidex" Anujuo of Iseikenesi Ide-ato South of Imo State. They were operating 419er scam in Ikeja with Ike Ilomuanya, "Pancake face" Hope Uzodinmma & others. Ikedi Ohakim has taken imo-State as family property appointing his brother Chief of Staff & his kinsfolk, INEC iwu's brother as Secreatary to the state government. Contracts are given to his Mbano folks like former 419er Chief Tony Chukwu, inlaws & others. Ikedi Ohakim has turned governance in Imo State into criminal enterprise. Imo People must endevour to vote him out in 2011.