IMO SSG loots 14,000 lengths of 16mm iron rods bought by OKOROCHA'S govt.
By Dennis Kabuo, Imo
Reports reaching our office this afternoon as at 2:45pm today, the 30th of August, 2019 about the looting of over 14,000 lengths of 16mm iron rods by boys loyal to the secretary to Imo state government; Hon. Uche Onyeagocha.
On getting to the premises of the Imo Heroes square, Owerri where the irons rods are parked for the ongoing building of the Imo state sports center which is one of the Sen. Rochas Okorocha's projects at its 72% stage of completion before he left office, our reporters found 8 men at the venue with a crane and two trailers, loading the irons inside the trailers.
Our reporters disclosed that one of the men who identified himself as Engr. Obinna said he had the order of the Secretary to the state government; Hon. Uche Onyeagocha to move 8,000 lengths of the rods to Mbutu, Aboh Mbaise, 1,000 lengths to the site of the governor's on going building project at civic center estate, Owerri, 4,000 lengths to a site at Obinze and 2,000 lengths to a site at Onitsha road, Owerri.
"I am just a messenger", Engr.Obinna told our reporter.
One will wonder why the state government officials are selfishly diverting for their personal use, materials bought with state government money by the Rochas Okorocha's led rescue mission government of Imo state for the building of the Imo state sports center in Owerri.
Our reporter affirmed that while they were at the Heroes square premises, the first trailer fully loaded with thousands of iron lengths drove out of the venue to where the Engineer directed the driver of the trailer to take them to.
In about 8 days, Gov.Ihedioha will be marking 100days in office as Governor of Imo state and I guess that this ugly incident of diversion of state government properties for personal use will be published as one of his achievements in 100days as Imo state Governor.
As a journalist and a concerned Imolite, I will not be surprised to hear that Uche Onyeagocha will be the main reason why Ihedioha failed as Governor.
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