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By Emmanuel Nzomiwu – Enugu
A former Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Enugu State, Ray Nnaji, has issued a two weeks ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to investigate Governor Sullivan Chime for misappropriation of N12 billion and forgery of supplementary appropriation law to cover up same, amongst other offences.
Nnaji issued the ultimatum in a petition to the Chairman of EFCC, dated May 5, 2015 and titled “Official Corruption, Misappropriation, Embezzlement, Stealing, Forgery and Criminal Conversion against Governor Sullivan Chime and Ikeje Asogwa – a Clarion Call for Serious Investigation.”
The petitioner informed the anti-graft agency that; “if, after two weeks of the receipt of this petition, no action is taken to investigate Chime, I would have no option than to proceed to court to compel compliance.”
Part of the petition reads: “As a patriotic Nigerian and an indigene of Enugu State, the prevailing situation in Enugu State, coupled with overriding public interest and my profound interest in the welfare of the indigenes of the State, I decided not to fold my arms and watch our state milked dry by people who should protect and enhance the wellbeing of the individual members of the State.
“Sir, the information garnered from the members of the House of Assembly of Enugu State and other sources made me to seek for your quick intervention in this open day robbery of the resources of the State by the Governor, his close associates, and relations thus:
“Misappropriation of public funds worth over N12, 828,550, 088 and Forgery of Public Document, The (Supplementary Appropriation Law 2012) to cover up same
“Without budgetary provisions and appropriation law backing the said expenditure, Governor Sullivan Chime proceeded to spend public funds belonging to Enugu State to the tune of N12, 828,550,088 in 2012 and misappropriated and diverted the sum into private use without required approval by the Enugu State House of Assembly.
“And in other to cover up these criminal and unconstitutional acts, Governor Sullivan Chime and his cohort – Chief Ikeje Asogwa and others, subsequently proceeded to forge a document titled “The Enugu State of Nigeria Supplementary Appropriation, law 2012.
“It is inconvertible that there is no record of debate of this law nor is there any record of passage of this law for use by the Governor” Nnaji said.
The petitioner further accused Governor Chime of inflation of some projects cost and stealing of public funds through Enugu State Project Development and Implementation Unit of the Government, otherwise called and known as PDI.
Nnaji further accused the Governor of fraudulent sale, allocation and acquisition of public property and corrupt self enrichment.
He cited instances like old Trade Fair Complex, Abakiliki Road, Polo Park Shopping Mall, land adjacent Enugu State House of Assembly, old Eastern Region Industrial Estate and International Conference Centre.
Nnaji noted that Governor Sullivan Chime’s children in whose names some of these public property were acquired never earned income before Governor and were never engaged in any incoming earning means of livelihood.
