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Ikedi Ohakim Leadership: A Culture Corruption
Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha, Mar 14 2010 01:04pm (8 Comments)
Ikedi Ohakim Leadership: A Culture Corruption

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Not too long ago precisely in June 2009 this writer exposed to the world how
governor Ikedi Godson Ohakim connived with his commissioners (Finance and
Local Government & Chieftaincy affairs), Chief of staff, few stakeholders
and agent companies to defraud past councilors and Chairmen of their
entitlements running into billions of naira. It was captioned “Imo State,
OHAKIM and Local Government fraud”. It was published in numerous newspapers
and magazines in Nigeria. It was also sent to over 37,000 email addresses.
Also the EFCC went into action and made some arrests of the master minds of
the fraud but left Ikedi Ohakim out of the picture because of his so called
immunity.



In that same document this writer exposed and gave reasons why Mr. Ikedi
Ohakim has refused to conduct Local Government elections. The truth is that
once an executive Chairman is elected for each of the 27 local governments,
then that elected chairman will have absolute control of the Federal
allocation due to his L.G.A. This will make Ohakim to be unable to Siphon
funds again. It is also a proven fact in Imo State that our so called
honorable members in the state House of Assembly approve *“LARGE”* Security
votes for the TC Chairmen and current *SOLAD’S *after which these
legislators will turn around to collect their shares of the approved
security vote, in the spirit of “Agbataekee arrangement”.



Also not too long ago this writer proved this issue of local government
fraud against the OHAKIM leadership. Till today the fraud infested
leadership is afraid to challenge me. The article in question was entitled *
“SINCERITY* *OF FALSEHOOD”* and was published in *SEPTEMBER* 2008.



This writer is still confirming and insisting that his allegations against
Ikedi Godson Ohakim is still constant. The major reason why Ohakim has been
operating the L.G.As in Imo State with transition Committee Chairman and
lately sole Administrators is because they do not have the mandate of their
people to operate. Hence they can not complain when their LGA allocations
are tampered with by Ikedi Ohakim. Through this system of “appointing” TC
Chairmen and sole Administrators Ikedi Ohakim has continued to steal Local
Government allocation without shame. The ripple effect of this fraud going
on is that there are no single development going on in the 27 LGAs of the
state. A visit to the LGAs in Imo State will confirm that lack of basic
Amenities has made these areas a ghost environment. No portable drinking
water, no good and long lasting roads, our schools (Primary and Secondary)
are in deplorable and dilapidated condition. No cottage industry, no
agricultural development. At times local government staff are not paid their
salaries as at when due. Yet huge allocations are sent to these local
government areas by the federal ministry of finance (Federal Account
Allocation Committee) through the Imo State Government under Ikedi Ohakim
Leadership.



A closer look at what is going on in our Local Government areas in the state
shows that when the entire LGA allocations get to Imo State, Governor Ikedi
Ohakim through his commissioners, agents, officials etc withhold a part of,
divert a part of, deduct from, through financial manipulation tamper with
the allocation to the extent that less than 28% get to the local government
area councils.



This writer has painstakingly investigated this fraud issue and has boldly
come out once again to state very clearly that the Ohakim leadership in Imo
State is a complete culture of corruption. Attached to this revelation is a
copy of a document that clearly shows what the state and local government
areas in Imo State got from the Distribution of revenue allocation by the
Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in 2009 from January to
November as printed out from the Federal Ministry of Finance website and
certified as a true copy by the High Court of Justice Abuja dated 12/2/2010.



It should be noted also that this writer has the complete document obtained
from the federal ministry of finance website showing what Imo State and the
Local Government Areas actually received from May 2007 to November 2009.
This is clearly in contrast with what the Ikedi Ohakim leadership in Imo
State published is local newspapers in Owerri and forced the gullible and
docile citizens of the state to believe was our “actual” allocations since
May 2007.



To make my argument on the fraud infested leadership of Ikedi Ohakim
clearer, I hereby reproduce what the state government in Imo State published
as Local government allocation for the month of September 2009 in *ANNOUNCER
* Newspapers. This will enable Imo people to understand who Ikedi Godson
Ohakim really is.



*LGA AMOUNT*

(1) ABOH MBAISE N34.4M

(2) AHIAZU MBAISE N35.0M

(3) EHIME MBANO N30.8M

(4) EZINIHITTE MBAISE N38.8M

(5) IDEATO NORTH N28.9M

(6) IDEATO SOUTH N29.6M

(7) IHITTE UBOMA N31.2M

(8) IKEDURU N41.7M

(9) ISIALA MBANO N36.2M

(10) ISU N30.3M

(11) MBAITOLI N32.9M

(12) NGOR-OKPALLA N40.5M

(13) NJABA N29.5M

(14) NWANGELE N26.6M

(15) NKWERRE N27.2M

(16) OBOWO N33.5M

(17) OGUTA N37.0M

(18) OHAJI/EGBEMA N33.2M

(19) OKIGWE N31,5M

(20) ONUIMO N25.4M

(21) ORLU N32.8M

(22) ORSU N32.2M

(23) ORU – EAST N32.4M

(24) ORU-WEST N31.1M

(25) OWERRI- MUNICIPAL N36.4M

(26) OWERRI- NORTH N34.5M

(27) OWERRI – WEST N33.0M



However a closer comparative analysis from the Federal Ministry of Finance
website on the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the same
month of September 2009 clearly shows amounts far higher than what the Ikedi
Ohakim fraud infested leadership has tried to make the people of Imo State
believe was their allocation for the same month in question.



* LGA AMOUNT*

(1) ABOH MBAISE N159,944,117

(2) AHIAZU MBAISE N145,361.771

(3) EHIME MBANO N135,083,848

(4) EZINIHITTE MBAISE N143,947,932

(5) IDEATO NORTH N147,369,075

(6) IDEATO SOUTH N143,476,719

(7) IHITTE UBOMA N132,158,315

(8) IKEDURU N142,667,843

(9) ISIALA MBANO N159,497,471

(10) ISU N143,260,326

(11) MBAITOLI N168,437,548

(12) NGOR-OKPALLA N147,844,442

(13) NJABA N138139863

(14) NWANGELE N133,052,079

(15) NKWERRE N116,598,331

(16) OBOWO N129,594,808

(17) OGUTA N146,034,712

(18) OHAJI/EGBEMA N153,675,447

(19) OKIGWE N138,725,311

(20) ONUIMO N125,929,124

(21) ORLU N135,575,692

(22) ORSU N131,188,173

(23) ORU – EAST N134,605,707

(24) ORU-WEST N134,094,722

(25) OWERRI- MUNICIPAL N133,563,577

(26) OWERRI- NORTH N145,173,961

(27) OWERRI – WEST N137,007,084

I hereby challenge Ikedi Godson Ohakim, his commissioner for finance

His Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs and infact his
entire leadership to dispute my facts and the figures enumerated above. My
investigations also shows that Former TC Chairmen and SOLADS sign a certain
document for Ikedi Ohakim to cover this fraud going on in Imo State. I am
therefore calling on the EFCC, ICPC, Code of Conduct Bureau and office of
Inspector General of Police to quickly move into Imo State and arrest all
members of Ikedi Ohakim fraud infested leadership including the criminal
himself (Ikedi Ohakim). Immunity or No Immunity. The people of Imo State
have indeed taken enough of this nonsense, rubbish, fraud and devaluation of
leadership from Ikedi Ohakim.



It should also be noted that the Imo State House of Assembly so called
“Honorable members” are part of this conspiracy against the development of
Imo State and her people. Hence they are afraid to set up a probe panel that
would invite me to prove my allegations of fraud against Ikedi Ohakim.



Should the Security agencies fail to effect the arrest of Ikedi Ohakim’s
criminal gang, then Imo people will have no alternative than to effect the *
“ROMANIAN*” agenda in the state. The people of Imo State will have no
alternative than to protect and defend their state from the criminal gang
of Ikedi Ohakim.



All the properties Ikedi Ohakim and his gang acquired with our resources
must be confiscated.



To conclude, when a leader defecates openly in broad-day light, what do you
do? Of course you reject him. I need not say more.


Your Comments

Fintan (Nguru), on 09 May 2010 06:05am
Though ngor okpala,we have our problems & it's caused by our misunderstanding. There was a time we received higher than other LGA's. But since ohakim & his caucus attained everything crumbled,problems are getting worse,no LGA's elections,no money,no development. He don't even care about any mandate given to him. Soon he will be hunted for the money he stole from this state by the grace of God & the cry of the poor masses. 'ISI KOTA EBU OGBAKASIA YA'
Fintan (Nguru), on 09 May 2010 06:05am
Ohakim is a wolve in sheep clothing. Ndi imo,he was known since 1996 during OTOKOTO saga as 419ner. How do we think he got the money that made him the youngest commissioner then, & later known with a jeep & an outdated suit.Let us fight & reduce corruption in our state IMO.
Edempe k. Edempe, on 22 Apr 2010 01:04pm
Ohakim u're a bastard and indeed a full-time disgrace to ur self & ur entire family.stupid idiot that callz his self the governor of a state,shameless hungry brat."GOD GO SOON BRING U DOWN"
George, on 16 Mar 2010 01:03pm
I know for a fact during the time of Prof.Ngozi Okonjo Iwuala as minister of fiance,monthly allocation of my local government:Mbaitoli as published then was between #50-60 million per month,how come the same local government is receiving mere #32.9 million from the federal allocation considering the fact of excess crude revenue. Pls,Ohakim and his cabals shouls answer us quickly....or.?
Comrd mckezeogu, on 16 Mar 2010 05:03am
amanzeobi defend this.i warned you not to heat up this problem.i just visited the website.ohakim pls sack amanze.chuma nnaji or dikeocha can do better.there are better hands in imo.ohakim i know is not part of this fraud.ogaziechi shld be sacked too.
Ogburugburu1, on 14 Mar 2010 10:03pm
we have got to kick Ohakim out of office. Please ukpaka keep us abreast. It is unfortunate that Imo citizens have to put up with this dubious government. ofcourse the rate of crime--kidnappings will incraese as the imo citizens are not seeing dividends of good governance. give it up to iwuoha.
LOUIS ANUSIONWU, on 14 Mar 2010 03:03pm
I have been reading and following this samuelson writings on ohakim and how he has been drying imo state.
Please ride on samuelson, But Efcc who are you waiting for.
Please RIBADU SHOULD RETURN.
Emeka K Duru, on 14 Mar 2010 02:03pm
It is a shame to intellect,wealth and any semblance of social standing that the most constructive criticsm and engagement in Imo State is coming from someone that is sneered at as a"kerosene seller".
Samuelson is proving himself to be a shining light.Beam on!!!

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