{"id":283878,"date":"2023-08-16T06:57:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T05:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=283878"},"modified":"2023-08-16T06:57:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T05:57:43","slug":"abia-govt-begins-probe-of-ikpeazus-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/08\/16\/abia-govt-begins-probe-of-ikpeazus-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Abia govt begins probe of Ikpeazu\u2019s administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The panel began sitting in Umuahia on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The state Governor Alex Otti had on June 27, inaugurated the Judicial Panel of Enquiry on the Recovery of Government Properties, Funds and Related Matters.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Judicial Panel of Enquiry in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/08\/07\/abia-gov-otti-declares-state-of-emergency-in-six-sectors\/\">Abia state<\/a><\/strong> has commenced the probing of the administration of former governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu.<\/p>\n<p>The panel began sitting in Umuahia on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the state Governor Alex Otti had on June 27, inaugurated the Judicial Panel of Enquiry on the Recovery of Government Properties, Funds and Related Matters.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor had also during his inaugural speech promised to recover every money and property of the state stolen by public office holders.<\/p>\n<p>He mandated the panel to recover every looted property of the state from 2015 to May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In her speech at the inaugural sitting of the Panel, the Chairman, Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe (rtd), vowed that the panel would in strict adherence to its terms of reference, go after proven looters.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that the job of the panel included \u201cboth investigatory and advisory\u201d, Justice Duruoha-Igwe, said the panel would offer appropriate advice to Government after its investigations.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman also explained that the panel was not set up to hound or persecute anybody, promising to be fair to all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to mention that this Panel of Enquiry, though quasi-judicial in nature, is not a court properly so called,\u201d she said, adding that the panel was neither engaging in inquisition nor witch-hunt of anybody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody is on trial, rather, we are here to find out what happened to the funds and properties(movable and immovable) of Abia State between May 2015 and May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe shall exercise all the powers with regard to obtaining evidence and conduct of the proceedings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In a remark, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ikechukwu Uwanna, decried the high level of looting during the immediate-past administration in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Government would punish anyone involved in the looting spree that occured during the period under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Attorney General, urged the panel to be thorough and firm in conducting the investigation, insisting that public servants must be held accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>He urged members of the public to volunteer any information that could help the panel recover looted funds in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work is for all of us,\u201d he said, adding that the panel should stick to the deadline and complete its assignment so that the government can face other issues.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking also, the Chairman of Umuahia branch of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), Mr Jasper Ejiomofor, condemned massive looting and grand larceny witnessed in the state in the past.<\/p>\n<p>He commended Otti for the courage to investigate the activities of his predecessor but wished the probe were not limited to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA boss claimed that some of the looting that put Abia on the reverse gear occurred before the last administration.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cNBA will be happy and Abia people will be happy if the period for the investigation were extended backwards\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The panel began sitting in Umuahia on Tuesday. 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