ICPC absolves Ebonyi commissioners of alleged graft

The Independent Corrupt Practices And Other- Related Offences Commission(ICPC) has absolved 10 members of the Ebonyi State Executive Council of alleged abuse of office, embezzlement and  misappropriation of  funds meant for the development of the state .

This  clean slate was contained in a letter by the commission to the Secretary to the State Government dated February 8, 2017..

The anti-graft agency  was replying to a petition forwarded to it by persons in the state alleging massive corrupt activities by  the 10 commissioners.

The petitioners had alleged that the  Commissioners for Works, Fidelis Nweze;  Environment , Moses   Nomeh; Power, Emmanuel Uguru;Lands, Housing and Survey, Sunday Inyima; Health, Daniel Umezurike; and Local Government and Chieftancy, Matters, Samuel Okoronkwo,were deep in corrupt practices and abuse of office in the discharge of their duties.

Others were Education Commissioner, John Eke; Agriculture, Uchenna Orji; Finance, Dennis Ekumankama and Francis Orji, a former Commissioner for Water  Resources who now heads Border Peace and Conflict Resolution.

The  anti-graft agency in a letter with reference number ICPC/INV/GBP/HOD/065   signed by  its HOD   of investigations,   . Adedayo  Kayode  said that its investigations   “revealed that none of the allegations against the above mentioned commissioners was true and no provision of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act ,2000 was violated.”