The newly-inaugurated governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has ordered that all state accounts, including those of the state’s agencies housed in every bank and financial institution in the state and nation, be frozen.
According to Newsmen, the governor also ordered that all state boards be dissolved in a statement issued by Ferdinand Ekeoma, his special adviser on media and publicity.
According to the announcement, all banks and other financial institutions in the nation are required to stop immediately honoring any checks or documents that have not been approved by the governor as of Monday, May 29, 2023.
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Here is the whole statement:
ABIA STATE GOVERNOR DR. ALEX OTTI ORDERS FREEZING OF THE STATE ACCOUNTS, DISSOLUTION OF ALL BOARDS
”The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has directed the immediate freezing of all accounts of the Abia State Government and those of its agencies domiciled in every bank and financial institution across the State and the Federation.
”The Governor in a statement issued by his media office on Monday, May 29, 2023, said with this notice, all banks and other financial institutions in the country are directed to immediately seize from honouring any cheque, document, instrument or directive of any kind not expressly approved by or emanating from him.
”Similarly, Governor Otti has directed the immediate dissolution of all boards of the Abia State Government agencies and parastatals and subsequently ordered the chief executives of these organisations to hand over to those next in line to them.”
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Ferdinand Ekeoma
Special Adviser
(Media & Publicity)
Abia State Governor
30/05/2023.
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