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Former Abia Governor, Orji Kalu, Different Political Looters Ought to Be In Jail, Ohanaeze Youths Problem Anti-graft Company, EFCC

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The Igbo youth group, in a press release on Tuesday, urged the anti-graft company to revisit the N7.1 billion cash laundering case towards former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, shortly after the courtroom remanded Governor Rochas Okorocha on 5 counts bordering on 1.2 billion fraud and cash laundering, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, the Nationwide President of the OYC, urged President Buhari to launch “Operation Monetary Crime clean-up” in Nigeria and subsequently jail all political looters within the nation earlier than he leaves workplace in 2023.

Igboayaka, who bemoaned the speed of impunity amongst political workplace holders, mentioned “criminals must pay for his or her crimes”.

Based on him, corrupt politicians who’re responsible of embezzlement and all different types of misappropriation of public funds amid impunity are just like the common totally armed criminals who steal with out minding the results of their crime.

The Igbo youth organisation defined that a part of the explanations for the agitation by pro-Biafran teams is as a result of Igbo governors looted the native authorities funds meant for rural growth in 1999 and left the individuals in abject penury.

Based on the group, “a authorities that’s devoid of corruption is that authorities that has outright, zero tolerance for crime and criminality, no matter whose ‘ox is gored'”.
He mentioned: “The likes of Orji Uzor Kalu are the explanation for unemployment, poverty and insecurity in Southeast. The proof of what’s taking place within the East right this moment is the distant reason behind Orji Uzor Kalu maladministration. There is not any doubt that Abia State is essentially the most backward state within the Southeast, courtesy of Orji Uzor Kalu.”

Moreover, Igboayaka requested the EFCC beneath the management of its former chairman, Ibrahim Magu to elucidate to Nigerians how Orji Uzor Kalu was launched from jail, stressing the precept and ethics of EFCC have been compromised.

“We won’t proceed to dwell in a rustic of drama over severe issues handled with levity. It is a truism that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was going through a trial with two others on alleged 1.7bn fraud, but the case was swept beneath the carpet.

“Sadly, we’re dwelling in a rustic the place few people have looted the financial life-span of Nigeria but they transfer freely in public locations. In a sane civil society, the likes of Orji Uzor Kalu should not be strolling freely, after being discovered responsible of mismanagement of Abia State native authorities funds.

“I, subsequently, name on Abdulrasheed Bawa the fourth revered Govt Chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, to rapidly revisit Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s N7.1 billion fraud to provide justice a face of justice.

“With the greed and primitive looting that characterised the particular person of Orji Uzor Kalu, I urge Abdulrasheed Bawa to endure a contemporary monetary investigation on the previous monetary actions of Abia State beneath the then management of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu starting from 1999 to 2007 when he was the governor of Abia.

“I additionally enchantment to President Mohammadu Buhari to maintain an enduring historic legacy by jailing all political criminals in Nigeria,” Igboayaka added.