The gubernatorial ambition of the speaker of the Delta state house of assemble, Mr Victor Ochei has suffered a huge set back.
He stands accused of a N1.2b fraud by youth association in the state.
The group operating under the platform, Delta Youths have dragged the guber hopeful to anti graft agency, EFCC.
The youths wants the Speaker investigated and prosecuted.
Here is an unedited version of the report source by source by naijacelebrities.net
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Delta State youths have accused Mr. Victor Ochei, the Speaker of the
Delta State House of Assembly, of fraudulent misappropriation of public
funds in last month’s alleged N1.2 billion leadership training jamboree
in the USA.
The programme was held at the Goldman School of Public Policy,
University of California, San Francisco. About 40 persons, including 29
members of the House; Emma Okoro, the former Speaker of the House now
the Chief Adviser to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on Legislative Matters;
as well as directors and aides to key officers of the House, were in the
travel party.
In a petition, the Delta State Youth Forum for Good Governance (DSYFGG)
asked the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the
matter, claiming their moral duty as citizens to press for
accountability and responsibility of public office holders according to
the mandate given by the people.
“The main purpose of the training was for earning wealth illegally
thereby committing an economic crime as defined in section 40 of the
Economic Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004 and other
acts of financial ignorance and wanton acts of impunity being
perpetrated by Victor Ochei led House of Assembly in our dear state,”
the youths said.
They added: “By virtue of section 15 sub 5 of the 1999 constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria as (Amended) the state shall abolish all
corrupt practices and abuse of power. Section 24 (d) of the said
constitution provides that it shall be the duty of every citizen to make
positive and useful contribution to the advancement, progress and
well-being of the community where he resides.”
Urging the EFCC to swing into action before the relevant documents
needed for the investigation are destroyed, the petitioners said:
“We act as a catalyst to the development of our society in our quest to
safeguard the paramount interest of the people by ensuring that public
officials are held accountable to the people. We have raised the bar in
Delta state as it concerns public accountability by the political elite
who are by the way the highest paid legislators in the world, to the
people. An honest government is a progressive government. A progressive
government is an impunity free government. An impunity free government
is a government that listens to the people.”
The petition was signed by the President General of DSYFGG, Comrade
Prince Kpokpogri, Omo-elo Akokaike Esq, legal Adviser, and Joseph Opone
Terry, director, strategy and media. It was copied to President
Goodluck Jonathan, Senate President David Mark, Governor Emmanuel
Uduaghan, the Inspector General of Police, the National Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party, and several others.
'In another development, DSYFGG said it has issued a seven-day ultimatum
to the Assembly, requesting the clerk, as a matter of urgency and
importance, to provide it with full details of the sum of money that was
approved for the ongoing renovation and construction of new buildings
in the complex'
Ochei is the individual being positioned by incumbent Governor Uduaghan to take over the mantle of leadership in Delta State.
Sources confirmed campaign to achieve this aim quietly gaining ground until the latest twist and allegation of fraud.
.....additional report saharareporters.com
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