EFCC Arrests Edo Accountant General, 4 Others 11 Days To Obaseki’s Handover
Under 11 days to the giving over to the Lead representative choose, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, by the active Lead representative Godwin Obaseki, the Monetary and Monetary Violations Commission (EFCC) has captured the State Bookkeeper General, Mr. Julius O. Anelu, and four different authorities said to be signatories to the state government accounts.
It was accumulated that the five state government authorities, allegedly captured on Thursday, were being held at the Benin office of the organization.
It was likewise accumulated that the authorities were captured evidently to hinder last moment withdrawal from the state account following you spending plan supposedly endorsed by the Edo State Place of Gathering around fourteen days to the initiation of the new government.
The source said with the capture, government exercises had been ended, as the state couldn’t pay remittances because of government employees, annuities, and other community workers.
He added that other legal installments, for example, security bills and different commitments were likewise impacted.
As indicated by the source, the commission expect to keep the captured authorities till November 12, when the residency of the active government would end.
When reached, the EFCC representative in Edo State, Williams Oseghale, just guided our columnist to the Commission’s Advertising Official, Dele Oyewale.
At the point when reached on the telephone, Oyewale mentioned our reporter to send an instant message.
Instant messages were shipped off Oyewale’s WhatsApp number and his line as a SMS, yet he was at this point to answer as of the hour of recording this report.
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