Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year - Politics

Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year - Politics - Nairaland

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Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Shehuyinka(op): 5:33am On Sep 21, 2021

A report by The ICIR and The Mail has exposed how Abia State Government, headed by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, spent N1.4 billion on vehicles in the Government House and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) instead of N231 million appropriated in the revised budget.

The report also revealed illegal loan procurement above N11 billion by Abia State Government.

The report detailed the questionable extra-budgetary expenditures by the offices of the governor, deputy governor, ministries of environment and solid minerals and the state’s environmental protection agency.

The total extra spending by these four offices exceeded N14 billion.

An analysis of the 2020 Report of Accountant General with Financial Statements of the Abia State Government revealed that the Governor’s Office purchased an unspecified number and undisclosed brands of vehicles for Government House and MDAs for N1.4 billion in 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

In the breakdown tagged ‘Purchase of motor vehicles for Government House and MDAs,’ the report showed that N1.2 billion was spent on the item instead of N231 million appropriated in the revised budget.

Thus, the Governor’s Office spent extra N969 million on vehicles without appropriation or approval by the state legislature.

The report also detailed curious extra-budgetary spending in the Governor’s Office for ‘welfare packages,’ where a whooping N2.2 billion was spent against N1.5 billion budgeted.

The N2.2bn retired as the governor’s welfare package is about the total of two months internally generated revenue (IGR) in the state.

According to the Abia State accountant general’s report, the state generated only N15.9 billon internal revenue in 2020. [Though, the state IGR, according to NBS, is N14.4 billion]

The spending, according to the report, left a variance of N700 million from what was budgeted.

The N700 million extra spent on the governor’s welfare is seven times higher than the total capital expenditure of three ministries combined – Ministry of Women Affairs; Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises Development; and Ministry of Youth Development.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Pierce008: 5:37am On Sep 21, 2021

Nothing, absolutely nothing surprises me anymore ...
There's no hope of redemption...

If you have a way of leaving this hole to a sane country. Do not hesitate my dear friends.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by TimeTraveller: 5:37am On Sep 21, 2021*

Yet, Abia State is the dirtiest space on earth.
Even the slums of Mumbai are cleaner than Abia communities.
No infrastructure. No salaries. NOTHING.

But let's blame Buhari and Fulani people.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by leadedge: 5:38am On Sep 21, 2021

Who did we offend in this country

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Urbanchampion: 5:38am On Sep 21, 2021

No wonder, I now understand why his State is referred to as Abia Rwanda. He will use the balance to buy kerosine and share it few days to elections

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Aidejay(m): 5:39am On Sep 21, 2021

God dey really punish Abia people ooh! What did they do to deserve these people as governors?

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Karemarealty288(m): 5:40am On Sep 21, 2021*

The last mumu....a fool that would have used this opportunity to write his name in gold is dancing with pigs. Upon leaving office his eyes will open like others.
Why are our politicians so scared of dignity..

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by akinmusi(m): 5:40am On Sep 21, 2021

It's well

Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by 111sunshine: 5:41am On Sep 21, 2021

Nigeria will improve when citizens focus more on their governors than always blaming the president.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by pepetua(m): 5:41am On Sep 21, 2021

What a commendable achievement,more of that sir, shameless beings.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by olinx: 5:41am On Sep 21, 2021

It's Tinunbu's fault.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Gabkosh: 5:42am On Sep 21, 2021

Chai

Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by JimmyDarmody: 5:42am On Sep 21, 2021

Is a very very shameful

Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by TimeTraveller: 5:43am On Sep 21, 2021

leadedge:
Who did we offend in this country

Who did YOU people in Abia offend? Stop generalizing, focus on the useless state.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Daverich2006: 5:44am On Sep 21, 2021

Isn't this thesame state where all those filthy looking roads with gully erosion is from?

oo chimoo!

Check my signature.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Urbanchampion: 5:44am On Sep 21, 2021

I hope he's not angling for Abia to be collecting VAT too?

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by princechurchill(m): 5:45am On Sep 21, 2021

That ikpeazu is a thief a big thief and funny enough you see religious bastards on my Facebook timeline defending this crook and also preaching salvation to me, may amadioha strike this fat fool with madness iseeeeee..

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by AfonjaConehead: 5:45am On Sep 21, 2021

TimeTraveller:
Yet, Abia State is the dirtiest space on earth. Even the slums of Mumbai are cleaner than Abia communities. No infrastructure. No salaries. NOTHING.

But let's blame Fulani people
I blame Buhari

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by chinonso47: 5:45am On Sep 21, 2021

But to the ngwa man in that state, Umu ohuhu (non ngwa indigenes) are the problems of the state.. Their reason for bad governance.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Nbotee(m): 5:48am On Sep 21, 2021

Abia state have been very unfortunate with producing Leaders over the years..

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by chigoziri2403(m): 5:49am On Sep 21, 2021

Yet, their government House is still rented

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Taiwojon(m): 5:50am On Sep 21, 2021

Well with all this spending let us see results na!

Anyway
The only journey that is before us now is to think, plan and work towards getting to heaven.

What shall it profit you if you get the whole world and lost your soul.

Please consider your tomorrow and Repent from yours sinfulness, make this life count for God by accepting Jesus as your lord and personal saviour.

Jesus saves

Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by jaxxy(m): 5:51am On Sep 21, 2021

When government operates like a criminal enterprise

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by popez: 5:55am On Sep 21, 2021

Rogue that should be rotting away in dungeon.

These are the people IPOB should channel their agitations towards not declaring sit-at-homes that adversely affect the lives of the poor masses. undecided

God rescue Abia state from these hooligans called leaders.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Mikelarteta(m): 5:57am On Sep 21, 2021

This Covid really made some people multi millionaire

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by Egein(m): 5:59am On Sep 21, 2021

No surprises why Abia State, especially Aba, remains Nigeria's foremost shambolic shanty - an absolute pigsty.
All of its governors, since its 1991 creation, have been total idiots.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by AcademicWriter: 6:06am On Sep 21, 2021

Who knew we disturb in this region

Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by BelovedofLord: 6:09am On Sep 21, 2021

Mikelarteta:
This Covid really made some people multi millionaire

[
No, multi-billionaires!

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by IdJack(m): 6:10am On Sep 21, 2021

You spend this kind of money, yet nothing is showing.

Road to Abia State is so bad, that each time you are plying the road, you are praying for your safety.

Ette, do something about that road.

Kindly check my signature for your business ideas and updates

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by MeghaneMorgane(f): 6:12am On Sep 21, 2021

Abia state has had some of the worst governors in the history of governors.

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Re: Ikpeazu's Office Spends ₦2.2 Billion On Welfare, ₦1.4bn On Vehicles In A Year by ursullalinda(f): 6:13am On Sep 21, 2021

Thieves in power......Ikpezu always behind in projects but first in stealing

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