The Delta State Government has said it had not received any
4.2 million pounds returned by the United Kingdom from the Federal Government.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State
Governor, Olisa Ifejika said the state was not in contact with the Federal
Government, especially the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, on
the issue.
It expressed appreciation for the disposition of the Federal
Government in releasing the funds to the state and assured that it would
acknowledge receipt of the funds when it arrives.
The government also assured the Federal Government and
Deltans that the funds would, in tandem with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s
administration’s hallmark, be judiciously deployed especially in the completion
of projects it had earlier intimated the Presidency about.
This is in reaction to the claims by the Accountant-General
of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris on Tuesday before the House of
Representatives Committee on Recovered Assets, in Abuja, that the funds had
been released to the Delta State Government.
According to the Delta State Government, ” the money had not
arrived in its coffers.”
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