The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has established how former Anambra Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr Chris Ngige in the November 16th governorship elections in Anambra laundered and Misappropriated the N46 billion
of Local Government Funds between 2003 and 2006 when he held sways as the Governor.
According to interim report signed by Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Hayatu Shaafa who lead a team to investigate the petition against Ngige by Anambra Democratic Vaguard, the Socio-Economic Rights Initiative (formerly known as Shelter Rights Initiative) and IBB Mafuafojwa the former Governor with the collaboration of some local government chairmen, eleven members of the state House of Assembly and some consultants to the state government laundered over N 43billion.
Shaafa stated that about N 47,166,297,177.60 was released to Anambra State Government from the Federation account as allocation to the local government councils from May 2003 to February 2006, that Dr Chris Ngige ordered for the opening of two accounts known as projects and security accounts in Guardian Express bank, now Spring bank, inspite of the the project account maintained by the State Accountant-General in Intercontinental Bank Plc.
#That N 6,726,054,692.00 and N3,892,929.00 were transferred into the project and security accounts respectively from the Local Goernment Joint Account from the period under review.
#That only some fraction of the local government council allocation was paid to the 21 councils to cater for staff salaries, security votes and over head costs and projects.
#That Dr.Peter Ogbuka and Dr. Uche Wezeliora are signatories to the local government joint account while the latet and Mr.Emma CJ Nwosu were signatories to the project account and the same Mr. Emma Cj Nwosu was the sole signatory to the security account.
#That the Governor through his principal secretary E.C.J Nwosu at different times deposited various sums of money into the account number 29030001 called Interdepartmental suspense account maintained by Guardian Express Bank now Spring Bank to disguise the money before distributing to various beneficiary which include Harlesden Engineering Limited, Swiss Engineering Company, Iyke Ohaleye, I.K Okonkwo, Steve Morka, Princess Uzo Okonkwo and some fake companies.
#That Dr. Chris Ngige used Mr.Emma.C.J Nwosu and Miss Uzoma Victoria Okonkwo who are his principal secretary and special assistant on liaison matter and personal assistant to siphon and misappropriate public funds through Guardian Express Bank Awka (now Spring Bank) and has branch in Anambra State and Abuja respectively.
#That between November 2003 to March 2006, the ex-Governor, Dr Chris Ngige through his principal secretary and personal assistant sent the sum of N132,750,000.00 (one hundred and thirty two million seven and fifty thousand Naira) to Miss Uzoma Victorai Okonkwo.
#That out of the above sum amount the sum of N74,000,000 (seventy four million) was used to purchase about $500,000 US dollars for the ex-governor.
#That on the 30/11/2004 Emma C.J Nwosu issued and withdrew eighty six cheques (86) of five million naira each amounting to four hundred and thirty million naira (430,000,000) and on the 31/12/2004 He also issued and withdrew one hundred and forty four (144) cheques of five million Naira each amounting to (seven hundred and twenty million naira) N720, 000,000.
#That on the 27/06//2005 he also issued twenty one (21)cheques of between five hundred thousand naira and five million Naira among several withdrawals.
#That between November 10th 2003 and March 15th 2006 Mr. Emma C.J Nwosu withdrew the total sum of over N6,850,918.54 from the security account.
That Supra Autos Limited is an automobile company which has Dr.Chris Ngige and his parents as Directors. And one Steve Morka was the General Manager.
#That on the 19/11/2993 the sum of 2,331,000.00 was transferred from the security account do icicles in the Spring Bank to Steve Morka which Mr.Emma C.J Nwosu and Dr. Chris Ngige were unable to give account of,
#That on the 16/07/2004 the sum of N3,750,000.00 was paid to Steve Morka which Mr.Emma .C.J Nwosu and Dr Chris Ngige were unable to give account of.
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