The
Enugu State House of Assembly has set up a seven-man Committee to probe the
utilisation of Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, during the administration of
the former governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime.
Members of the Committee are Hon Ozo Sunday Ude-Okoye include Philip Nnamani, Christian Nwamba,
Obinna Okenwa, Nkechi Omeje-Ogbu, Ezenta Ezeani and John Ukuta.
They are to look into the activities of the
former Chairman, Enugu State Board of Internal Revenue, Mr. Felix Chime and
some of his henchmen during the same period following petitions that flooded
the House over alleged shady deals over IGR during Chime’s tenure between 2008
and 2015.
The
House had previously asked Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to revoke all lease
agreements between the Chime administration and business owners in recreational
facilities in the state.
Sources
said that the House took the decision following alleged discovery of pilfering
of state’s resources within the period. Consequently, the committee is to
investigate the alleged diversion of the state’s IGR by the chairman of the
Board Of Internal Revenue, BIR between 2008 and June 2016.
Member
representing Enugu South Urban Constituency, Hon Obinna Okenwa, had in an
appeal presented on the floor of the House, said that there were several
petitions from members of the public alleging that the former chairman of the
BIR, Mr Felix Chime and other principal officers of the board had continually
diverted the state’s IGR between 2008 and June 2016 into their private pockets.
Okenwa
lamented that the alleged diversion had worsened the economic situation of the
state and prayed the House to investigate as a matter of urgency, the
activities of the Board within the period with a view to recovering the said
stolen money. After thorough deliberations by the House, the Speaker, Hon.
Uchenna Ubosi set up the committee and asked members to investigate the
petitions and report back to the House within 30 days.
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