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| Speaker Ben Uwajimogu |
His
Excellency,
Owelle
Rochas Okorocha (OON)
The
Executive Governor
Imo
State.
20th December, 2013
Your
Excellency,
FRAUD
IN IMO SPEAKER’S OFFICE
May I
appreciate you Sir in this period of Christmas in Jesus Mighty name Amen.
I am
constrained by recent development in the Office of the Rt. Honourable Speaker,
Imo State House of Assembly to write your Excellency and formally report that
fraud and corrupt practices have gained tap root in that Office.
Your
Rescue Mission Administration which is doing its best to reposition the State
(which also went further to elect some very competent individuals to facilitate
her mission; top of the list is Rt. Hon. Chief Benjamin Chukwuemeka Uwajumogu
whose leadership at the Imo State House of Assembly has been able to achieve
the following – Passing of over 40 people Oriented Laws (Bills) and over 100
people oriented motions, Appropriation and oversight functions, Resolution of
communal crisis across the state, building bridges of understanding among
leaders in the state, facilitating infrastructural projects across the state,
amongst others) has in the past few
months been receiving bashing, attacks and severe critisms from Imo People due to the fraudulent activities
and corrupt practices of political appointees in this government.
The
Chief of Staff to the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Mr. Kodichi
Anamekwe and the acting Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker, Mr.
Emeka Ahaneku are severely damaging the image and reputation of this government
with their fraudulent practices at the Assembly. While the Chief of Staff
(without the knowledge of the Speaker) is massively involved in fraud and corrupt
practices, the acting SSA on Media (also without the knowledge of the Speaker)
is involved in stealing and diversion of stipends meant for accredited
correspondents of Imo State House of Assembly. The Assembly correspondents have
written petitions to the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly.
On the
7th of November 2013, I personally wrote a letter to the Speaker
complaining and reporting the activities of the Chief of Staff (Mr. Kodichi
Anamekwe) and his cohorts. I asked the Speaker to set up a 4 man panel to
investigate my allegations. But instead
a query was issued to me 36 days later (on the 13th of December
2013). I responded to the query immediately pleading that at least a 4 man
panel made up of honourable members should be constituted to look into my
allegations.
The intrigues
that followed made me to resign my appointment as the Senior Special Assistant
on Special Duties on the 17th of December 2013.
Your
Excellency, I am therefore calling on you
most respectfully to compel the leadership of Imo State House of Assembly
to set up a 4 man panel/committee made up of only honourable members who must
invite me in the presence of Pressmen to make statements against the Chief of
Staff and the acting SSA on media.
This
rescue mission government will only have genuine meaning if fraudulent and
corrupt political appointees like Mr. Kodichi Anamekwe and Emeka Ahaneku are appropriately
investigated.
Imo
must be better.
My
Regards.
Citizen
Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha
Former
Senior Special Assistant on Media
Immediate
Past Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties.
Copy:
(1) Force Headquarters
(2) EFCC
(3) Media Houses
(4) Nigerian People
