Friday,
November 8, 2024 - some civil servants who were
involved in various forms of pension fraud have been arrested by the Abia State
government, and are to be arraigned in court soon.
This is
even as some of the identified pensions who are based abroad are to be
repatriated to face prosecution at home.
Governor
Alex Otti stated this on Thursday evening at Government House Umuahia, while
addressing the press during his monthly media chat with journalists.
Otti,
who said that his administration had zero tolerance for corruption, disclosed
that he has authorized that the suspects be arraigned in court in the next few
days, even as he lampooned those defending one of the arrested pension fraud
suspects.
“My
question is somebody stole and I arrested him and you went to the press to say
I shouldn’t arrest a thief, that means you are a thief.
“They
are about 10 or 11. From the report I got, some of them are outside the
country. We are going to repatriate them to answer to their sins,” he said.
On the
relocation of Abia State University Umuahia campus back to Uturu main campus,
the Governor said that the decision won’t be reversed despite complaints by the
students.
He noted
that the decision was in the best interest of the students, even as he assured
that adequate accommodation, water and modern facilities would be put in place
in Uturu.
Speaking
on the continued blackout in Ohafia, Otti said that the recent inauguration of
Greater Ohafia Development Authority by his administration was geared towards
transforming the area and addressing the needs of the people.
He also disclosed that he has directed the State’s Commissioner for Finance and the Accountant General to address complaints by some civil servants about errors recorded in their salary payments
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