– Members Deny Receiving Money From Government
The Imo State House of Assembly seems to always have their hands full of scandals especially financial scandals. is yet to get off the news from the negative angle as another scandal involving the lawmakers has cropped up again.
This time, the lawmakers have been accused of allegedly getting N4m each as COVID-19 palliative from the State government whereas the members are denying it.
Even as they clamour for the payment of their two months allowances of the members of Imo State House of Assembly is still raging, another fresh issue over the alleged provision of four million Naira (N4m) to each of the lawmakers have sprung up.
The members, under the leadership of Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chiji Collins was said to have collected a whopping sum of N4m each from the State government to contain the COVID-19.
One social media crusader, names withheld while trying to draw a flank against the House members for asking for their allowances accused them of allegedly getting N4M each as Covid-19 palliative from the state government.
This is coming at a time when the legislators are reportedly unhappy with the governor, Hope Uzodinma, and the Speaker for ignoring their plight, especially in the midst of the ailment. Angered by the claims-making rounds on social media over the said N4M package, some of the members have come up to clear the air on this matter.
One of them who spoke to our Assembly correspondent on this issue, Hon. Michael Onyemaechi Njoku described the news as one of the many lies against Imo lawmakers.
Hon. Njoku opined that due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the Assembly complex, they were asked to self-isolate until there is normalcy. According to him, they are still observing the break for over one month.
The member representing Ihitte/Uboma State constituency stated that no dime was given to any lawmaker.
Challenging whoever that is circulating the information to provide proof. He disclosed that since May 2020 till the present month, they are yet to receive either their monthly salary or any money from the Uzodinma’s government.
More so, while the law-making body in the State still requests for their entitlements, they warned that no one should meddle or wrongly interpret affairs concerning the State legislature, adding that is an independent arm of government.
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