The Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, Imo State chapter, has known as on the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) and the Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC) to launch an instantaneous investigation to unravel how allocations coming to the 27 LGAs within the state are being managed by the council chairmen, whom the celebration accused of mismanaging the funds amid noticeable infrastructural decay.
The Imo PDP famous that it’s astonishing how the 27 Imo LGAs, on common, acquired a staggering sum of over N13 billion month-to-month in 2025, N9 billion in 2024, and N7 billion in 2023 from the Federation Account, but stay in pitiable circumstances with no proof of presidency presence to justify the receipt of such funds.
The celebration, in an announcement issued by its spokesperson, Lancelot Obiaku, bemoaned that the Native Authorities Areas of the state are in break, having no seen imprint of presidency.
It asserted that whereas native councils had been created to function the instant tier of presidency saddled with the duty of attending to the wants of rural dwellers, the native councils beneath the Hope Uzodinma administration have been worse than stagnant.
“Because the inception of Uzodinma’s administration, the 27 LGAs of the state have acquired no less than N620 billion, which has yielded nothing and has not been accounted for. As of immediately, no LGA within the state receives lower than N430 million month-to-month, with Mbaitoli and Isiala Mbano receiving the very best allocations for August at N625 million and N577 million respectively,” the discharge acknowledged.
The celebration, in its invitation, alerted the EFCC and ICPC that major well being centres in numerous communities throughout the state, constructed many years in the past, have grow to be the dwelling place of rodents, reptiles, and snakes, whereas public faculties in most LGAs have stopped functioning because of neglect.
“Roads resulting in many LGA council headquarters are impassable, with a lot of rural communities rendered uninhabitable because of unhealthy roads that the native authorities can not even grade. We insist that the anti-graft businesses should stand up now to tame this monumental corruption.
“We acknowledge the assertion by EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, in February, emphasizing that native authorities chairpersons usually are not exempt from investigation or prosecution for fraudulent actions because of their lack of immunity,” the discharge additional acknowledged.
Imo PDP added that it’s a welcome improvement that the EFCC has established a Fraud Danger Evaluation and Management (FRAC) Division, with officers from the division anticipated to go to native authorities councils to observe the usage of funds from the Federation Account.
The celebration, due to this fact, urged the EFCC and ICPC to probe Imo LGA chairmen, who it additional alleged had been actually appointed by Uzodinma, to elucidate the whereabouts of the sums they obtain month-to-month as federal allocations.
The celebration maintained that the probe is now needed, because it noticed that there aren’t any tasks akin to faculties, markets, development or rehabilitation of roads, together with electrical energy tasks, happening in numerous communities throughout the 27 LGAs within the state.
Imo PDP additionally known as on the 2 commissions to beam their searchlight past the LGA chairmen, who it additional accused of colluding with the state authorities to swindle the state and plunder the commonwealth of the folks.
