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| IHEDIOHA |
The
Deputy Speaker, Federal House of Representatives, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, has
said he has no hand in the arrest of the Imo State Commissioner of Finance and
Accountant General by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
In a
statement signed by the Deputy Speaker’s Aide on Media, Chibuike Onyeukwu, Ihedioha
denied claims by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Imo State chapter, which alleged that
he had a hand in the arrests.
The
Statement reads:
His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, CON, has been drawn to a
statement circulated by APGA, Imo State, alleging that he, in
collusion with others, is behind the arrest, detention and
interrogation of officials of the Imo State Government by the EFCC and
an alleged plot to impeach the state governor.
The Deputy Speaker finds the allegations false, untenable and a
disingenuous attempt to distract him from his enormous national
duties. As a consummate legislator, tested leader, and illustrious Imo
son with a towering reputation built through hard work and dedication
to service, he is busy providing leadership at the national level and
as such should not be drawn into the prism of Imo State politics.
It is noteworthy that reports on the matter identified members of
ALGON, Imo State Chapter as authors of the petition upon which the
anti-graft agency acted. And so linking the Deputy Speaker to the
matter is a puerile attempt to needlessly drag him into the fray, as
he neither supervises nor in a position to give directives to the EFCC
in the performance of their duties.
Finally, His Excellency, the Deputy Speaker reiterates that he will
not be distracted from his national legislative duties and pursuing
the cause of good governance in Nigeria including Imo State which is a
part of the country. He is sufficiently busy enough to be involved in
APGA’s spurious speculations as can be seen in several human capacity
developments and infrastructure projects he has attracted to Imo
State'
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