Concerned Abia Citizens Write EFCC, Ask The Agency To Speed Up Its Investigation On Ex Abia Governors

Some group of concerned citizens from Abia State has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to speed up its investigation against the two former governors of the State.

In a letter it sent to the EFCC through its Port Harcourt Zonal office and a press statement it sent to the media it said: “We, The concerned   Abia  Citizens, do express  our collective  dissatisfaction over the snail  rate  of  the  wheel  of  justice as  carried by  EFCC  in  the  case of  Orji Uzo Kalu  and T.A. Orji over their  loot of  the coffers of  Abia  State. We  can infer  that  Orji Uzo Kalu has just  been  released  from prison albeit, temporarily. But our  concern  is that  nothing  virtually  has been heard  from EFCC  over the  recovery  which  rates in billions (N7.65 Billion).”

The statement signed by Kindness Jonah, David Kalu and Chuks Ibegbu it further said; T.A. Orji and  his  son Chinedu  Orji,  have  also  been perambulating  the crannies of  Abia State  despite EFCCC’s  touted  arrest. But he  and  his  sons  are  being  charged for many  multiple Billions of naira to the tune of   N525  Billion . Who  is  to  blame apart from EFCC? In Imo State, we hear  of EFCC’s  claim  to  have  recovered  N7.9 Billion  from  the previous  Governor  Rochas Okorocha  and  has  remitted  N2.7 Billion to  the coffers  of Imo State.”

Furthermore it said; “But  Abia State’s  recovery  move  by EFCC predates  Imo’s. So, who is to  blame  aside EFCC? Besides , the resent  romance  by   the two Orji’s after  the release of  Orji  Uzo Kalu , averse to  their  earlier   strained  relationship  is  a  signpost  of   a possible  frustration of  the  wheel of  justice  dissipation  in  their  prosecutions. Recall  that  T.A. Orji had visited  Orji Uzo  Kalu at Abuja  immediately after his release , and  Chinedu Orji appeared  on papers  in picture  with Uzo Kalu.

In as much as peace is  comely, Concerned Abia  Citizens want to  state  that  such  a   turnaround  in  the eye of  the  present EFCC’s questionable  rhetoric’s in Abia State’s  saga,  leaves much to be desired. We, hereby  ,  make  passionate appeal to EFCC  to  do  what  is  needed gravely :  recover Abia  Loot  from T.A. Orji  and  his  son as well as  from Uzo Kalu  and  remit  same to  the  coffers  of  Abia  State.”