Probe Akeredolu Govt, PDP tells EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party in the state has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the Akeredolu government over the money.
In statement by the state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Zadok Akintoye, on Friday, said the All Progressives Congress administration in Ondo was not sincere by allegedly withdrawing the money secretly.
The opposition party said, “ It has become very important that the Ondo State Government be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over its lack of disclosure on the alleged N4.3bn ‘discovered’ to have been kept in a Zenith Bank account and to which the government claimed to have also spent.
“An Investigation by our party has shown that the Akeredolu administration is being economical with the truth and has violated the law with its intentions not to disclose the receipt of such funds until it was recently probed by the Ondo State House of Assembly.
“For the records, the commissioner for information lied when he alleged that the government discovered the money hidden in an account with the bank. The domiciled fund which was deposited in a call account was disclosed to the Akeredolu government which consequently took over the bank account.
“What is however worrisome is that the Ondo State Government never disclosed the said fund as part of the funds handed over to it as part of the assets its inherited. We must therefore ask how this fund was accounted for or captured in the records of government. If the fund was captured as revenue earned within that period, it will be criminal and illegal and an attempt to defraud the state, as such funds (if captured as part of the IGR) would attract a commission payable to the tax consultants of the state. This is illegal and a criminal breach of trust on the part of the Akeredolu led government.”
The PDP commended the Assembly for setting aside party loyalty to do “what it is statutory mandated to do in ensuring that public funds and resources are expended on behalf of the people according to the law”
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