The Delta State government has
denied trending allegations in the media of alleged $10m money laundering
involving the governor and a US-based Ika-born actress, Georgina Onuoha.
In a statement by the Delta State
Commissioner of Information, Mr. Pat Ukah, the governor described his
involvement as "ridiculously tasteless and mischievous", adding,
"This can only be part of the unrelenting campaign of calumny and the
ceaseless peddling of pernicious propaganda against the person and office of
the Delta State Governor."
Quoting copiously a national
newspaper headline, "Girlfriend defrauds Gov of $10m", Mr. Ukah
wondered why the newspaper report and subsequent media reports strove to link
Delta State Governor, Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa with the said story.
"It is instructive to state
that The Nation, quoting sources from the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) reported that a serving governor from the South - South
region, allegedly diverted $10M from the bailout fund for his state, without
mentioning anybody's name.
"We are appalled by the attempt
to link Governor Okowa with the story by online media. For the
record, the state government has severally in the past given account of how the
bailout fund the state got from the Federal Government was used. We will not
repeat ourselves here. Governor Okowa
is a responsible family man and a well-respected
public figure," the State Commissioner of Information stressed.
Ukah maintained that the governor
will not be distracted by any form of organised and orchestrated blackmail from
any quarters, but will continue to deliver on his promises of good governance
and prosperity for all Deltans.
However, he sounded a note of
warning. "If those who are bent on carrying out their devious and dubious
campaign of calumny against the governor refuse to stop this infamous trade of
theirs, we reserve the right to take any action deemed appropriate to seek
redress."
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