Delta state governor denies giving out $10 million bailout fund to girlfriend

Delta state governor denies giving out $10 million bailout fund to girlfriend

- Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has come out to deny the allegation that he was the governor involved in the $10 million bailout fund scandal.

- There was an earlier report that a governor from an oil rich state was defrauded of $10 million by his mistress whom he initially connived with to divert the state fund

- Governor Okowa has now denied having an extra marital affair and insisted that he has appropriate documentation of how he disburses state money

Delta state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has come out to deny the allegation that he was the governor involved in the $10 million bailout fund scandal.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has come out to deny the allegation that he was the governor involved in the $10 million bailout fund scandal.

Delta state governor denies being involved in $10 million bailout scandal
Delta state governor denies being involved in $10 million bailout scandal

On Saturday, January 28, news broke that a South-South governor hid $10 million bailout fund with a mistress who in return absconded with the money.

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In a statement released by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah on behalf of the government, the state government stressed that the public should disregard the report, Nigeria Bulletin reports.

The statement said: “We are appalled by the attempt to link Governor Okowa with the story by online media. We find it ridiculously tasteless and mischievous. This can only be part of the unrelenting campaign of calumny and the ceaseless peddling of pernicious propaganda against the person and the office of the Delta State Governor.

“For the record, the state government has several times in the past given account of how the bailout the state got from the Federal Government was used. We will not repeat ourselves here.

“Governor Okowa is a responsible family man and a well respected public figure.”

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Meanwhile, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele and the accountant-general of the federation Ahmed Idris face being arrested by security agencies over oil licenses.

The House of Representatives has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest for the two government officials over the sale of Oil Prospecting Licenses (OPLs) and Oil Mining Leases OMLs to some international oil companies.

The threat was issued by chairman of the House Ad-hoc committee on OPLs/OMLs Honourable Gideon Gwani (PDP-Kaduna) while briefing newsmen on Friday, January 27 in Abuja.

Source: Legit.ng

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