Mr Otti, during his recent trip to the US, accused Mr Ikpeazu of allocating N10 billion to a non-existent airport project in Abia State, an allegation the former governor denied.
The immediate past governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has reacted to an allegation that his administration diverted N10 billion earmarked for an airport project in the state.platform between 29 May 2015 and 29 May 2023, when he handed over to the incumbent governor of the state, Alex Otti.
Mr Kalu said the 32 accounts mentioned by the governor belonged to contractors who were paid from the N10 billion for road construction projects after the suspension of the airport project. "His allegation of getting House of Assembly approval late is neither here nor there because the bank provisioned the facility, placed a lien on withdrawal until all relevant documents were obtained and submitted to them. That practice is not strange in public finance and of course, no bank will allow you to draw on a facility without submitting all relevant documents," he stated.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
The former commissioner contended that the past administration"published the names of the road contractors and the roads they were paid for with picture evidence," and challenged Mr Otti to publish the 32 accounts and prove they are not road contractors registered with Abia State Government.
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