Senator Rochas
Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress, APC has denied reports in some
newspaper publication that a Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a court order to probe his
administration.
The former Imo State
Governor made the denial in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media,
Sam Onwuemeodo on Thursday, describing the report as “deceitful and petty.”
The statement added,
“Imo people and Nigerians in general, woke up one morning to read in the media
that a Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed had
granted the EFCC the licence to probe Senator Rochas Okorocha following the application
to that effect by Barr. K. M. Okere. And that the court also ordered and listed
what should be recovered from Okorocha, including cash, moveable and unmoveable
assets.
The lawmaker,
however, challenged whoever has a copy of the said court order to come forward
with it.
Okorocha said no
court, including that of Justice Mohammed had ordered for the recovery of any
item or money from him or even ordered the anti-graft agency to probe him.
He said anyone in
possession of the court order should forward it within 48 hours and where they
fail or refuse to do that, should be sorry for themselves.
Okorocha explained
further that Barr. Okere as a lawyer, filed a suit to compel EFCC to probe him
and that is all.
“Nothing else has
been done with regard to that and we stand to be faulted,” the Senator said.
“So, for anybody to
go to court to seek an order of the court compelling the EFCC to investigate
Okorocha is belated.
“The investigation
had begun long before now. And we ask that people should be following events as
they evolve, instead of acting like people who prefer to live in the past.
“And looking at the
contentions of the PDP elements in Imo, they have accused Okorocha of being
behind the nullification of their imaginary or purported victory. As bad
losers, they have continued to vent their anger on Okorocha.
“Even the panel on
award of contracts also set up by Chief Emeka Ihedioha is doing what it was set
up to do. That is, blackmailing Okorocha and by extension, the APC in Imo for
2024 especially when Ihedioha has given the indication that he would run again.
“Otherwise, the
panel cannot be sponsoring negative media reports against Okorocha. It is all
about 2024 politics. They want to damage APC in Imo using Okorocha as an
excuse,” Okorocha added.
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