Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, on Tuesday said that said he
would employ the services of security agencies in making sure that the
financial dealings of the state in the last eight years were accounted
for, Punch Metro reports.
The governor who spoke while declaring open the ongoing retreat for
the state lawmakers-elect in the Oguta Local Government Area of the
state stated that those who looted the state “must be criminalised.”
He said, “I will have to involve the services of security
agencies in making sure that those who served the state must account for
it. I will criminalise those who loot our treasury. Nothing was handed
over to me. We must make them accountable.”
Speaking to the lawmakers-elect, Ihedioha said “The
opportunities that your legislative position offers may also appear
daunting as it is exciting and as challenging as it is empowering. I say
this, because you will be assuming your position as Members of this
Legislative Assembly at a very critical time when the State is at the
crossroads of seeking recovery from an era of arbitrariness to the new
direction that we are set to go, of order, due process and respect for
the Rule of Law.”
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