An Owerri Magistrate
court presided by Justice Victoria Isiguzo has ordered the police to produce
Mr. Joseph Dina, the Managing Director of J-PROS Int'l Limited to face criminal
charges filed against him and his company by the Imo State government.
Mr. Dina is accused of
obtaining money from the State government under false pretenses.
The suit as filed by
the State Attorney-General and Commissioner, Barr. Soronnadi Njoku on behalf of
the State government also seeks to prosecute the contractor for abandoning a
major road contract in Owerri capital city after obtaining money in excess of
the contract sum.
It will be recalled
that the J-PROS boss abandoned the Sam Mbakwe road project awarded to the
company after collecting the total contract sum of N1.1billion naira and
another N200 million naira overpayment for the same contract.
Mr. Dina, had in the
course of investigation carried out by Imo State House of Assembly, accused the
former Deputy Governor and Commissioner for Works, Sir Jude Agbaso of demanding
and receiving N458M gratification, an allegation he claimed led to the
abandonment of the project.
The legislature upon
its investigation and in pursuant to its oversight functions as enshrined in
the constitution found Agbaso guilty and subsequently impeached him thus
becoming the first deputy governor to be impeached since the creation of Imo State.
In another
development, Governor Rochas Okorocha has warned contractors handling road
projects in the State to expedite action and ensure completion of their jobs to
avoid disruption by the rains.
The governor, who
handed this warning while inspecting some roads projects embarked upon by the State
government in Okigwe town however frowned at the delay and poor quality of job
done by the contractor.
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