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| Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Ben Uwajimogu |
The attention of the Imo State House of Assembly has been drawn to series of publications in National and State based Newspapers insinuating that the travail of the State Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Sir jude Agbaso is not connected to failed and abandoned contracts but politically motivated.
Ordinarily, the Imo State House of Assembly would not have bordered to join issues with the said publications but in order to set the record straight so that members of the public will understand the issues at stake, we state as follows:
1.That a State and Local Government Joint Monitoring Committee was established about six months ago to monitor the construction of roads in the three Zones of the State
2.That His Excellency, the Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso as the then Commissioner for Works and Transport worked with the Committee and even inspected project Sites together.
3.That the State and Local Government Joint Monitoring Committee led by Hon. Bro. Stan Dara submitted their Report on the Floor of the House in February 2013.
4.That the Report of the State and Local Government Joint Monitoring Committee indicted the following Construction Companies.
a.Timik Nig. Ltd
b.J-Pros International Nigeria Ltd.
c.And Others.
5.That due to the indictment of the afore-mentioned Construction Companies, another Special Adhoc Committee led by Hon. Barr. Simeon Iwunze was set-up to find out why the Construction Companies failed or abandoned their project Sites.
6.That the Special Committee invited the Companies to Room 201 (Conference Hall, Imo State House of Assembly) and questioned them on why they abandoned their Sites.
7.That in the cause of interaction and investigation, J-Pros International Nigeria Ltd (Mr. Joseph Dina, its Managing Director) confessed that they abandoned their Site because the Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso demanded and collected the sum of N458 million Naira only from him.
8.That the Committee thereafter invited Sir Jude Agbaso, and from the interview, the House found enough evidence and collaboration.
It is therefore mischievous, sacrilegious and cheap blackmail for anybody or indeed group of person to try to divert attention from the real issues at stake.
For the avoidance of doubt, the travails of His Excellency, Sir Jude Agbaso has nothing to do with 2015 rivalry, ethnic and zonal politics or indeed weeping up undue sentiments.
The Imo State House of Assembly will therefore not allow external forces to influence its Constitutional duties.
Imo Must Be Better
Signed:
Hon. Dr. Acho Ihim
Chairman House Committee on Information
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