A Principal Officer of the Abia State House of Assembly representing Aba South State Constituency, Martins Ichita has urged Ikpeazu to disclose the banking details of how the state government spent the N27.4 billion.
In a letter written to the Governor through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimako, Honorable Ichita demanded thus;
- The accounting details of how the Government of Abia State spent the N27.4 billion (Twenty-Seven Billion, Four Hundred Thousand Naira (or the equivalent sum in dollar) which the Government of Abia State had received in full from the World Bank for road construction and erosion control projects in Aba, specifically Port-Harcourt Road, Uratta Road, Obohia Road, Ohanku Road and Ngwa Road.
- The name and business address(es) of the Contractor(s) that executed any of the projects mentioned in the preceding paragraph; and copies of the contract awards documents.
- The cost of the execution of each project.
According to the letter published on the Daily Post Nigeria, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu had informed the people of Aba via a live radio program on Magic FM, Aba on the 29th May, 2020 that the Government of Abia State had received the said money in full and it was also reported in the National Dailies, including the Vanguard newspaper publication of 20th May 2020 and Thisday Newspaper of 21st May 2020.
According to the the Aba South Legislator, it is pertinent to state that this request for information is made pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, which requires compliance with strict deadlines.
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