ABHA, EFCC Set To Investigate Abia Auditor Generals Financial Report – Hon. Obinna Ichita
The honorable member representing Aba South State Constituency and Chairman Committee on Anti-Corruption and Public Accounts Honorable Obinna Ichita, has revealed that the committee with the Leadership of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will look into the Auditor General’s Report and the financial statement of the accounts of Abia State Government.
In a press release made available to ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER, Ichita posited that all petitions will be looked into within two weeks and the report of its findings will be submitted in the Plenary session of the Abia State House of Assembly.
Recall, that Honorable Obinna Ichita is one of those honorable members that purportedly impeached the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji.
In response to above impeachment, the Speaker Rt. Hon. Engr. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji with other legislators equally suspended Ichita with 8 other assembly members.
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The Abia State House of Assembly Committee on Anti-Corruption and Public Accounts has received a plethora of petitions alleging various offenses by different elected and appointed functionaries of the State.
The Committee wishes to use this opportunity to inform all citizens who have sent in petitions that the committee is committed to a quick consideration of their petitions in relations to the Auditor General’s Report and the financial statement of the accounts of Abia State Government.
In a bid to discharge this duty speedily within the next fourteen days, the Abia State House of Assembly Committee on Anti-Corruption and public accounts will be holden a joint interactive session with the Leadership of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), other anti-graft agencies as well as the relevant security agencies.
The committee is expected to submit the report of its findings in the Plenary session of the Abia State House of Assembly.
The Head of Service of Abia State and all accounting officers of the concerned Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Abia State Government will be given further information regarding their various dates and times of appearance before the Committee.
Hon. Obinna Ichita,
Chairman,
Abia State House of Assembly Committee on Anti-Corruption and Public Accounts.
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