Ibori Loot: Delta State Government Counters AGF, Denies Receiving £4.2m
- The Delta state government has denied receiving £4.2 million looted by its former governor, James Ibori
- AGF Ahmed Idris on Tuesday, May 25, reportedly announced that the funds were now in the custody of the state
- According to Delta state, it has not received any money returned by the United Kingdom from the federal government
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Following reports that Delta received the £4.2 million looted by ex-governor, James Ibori, has been returned to the state, its government has come out to refute the claims.
Recall that Ahmed Idris, the accountant general of the federation at the House of Reps hearing said that the looted funds have been returned to the state.
However, the state government said it had not received the money returned by the United Kingdom from the federal government.
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This was revealed on Wednesday, May 26, in a statement by Olisa Ifeajika, the chief press secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, in Asaba, available to Legit.ng.
Delta state government said though the funds had been released to the state, the money has not arrived in its coffers.
Ifeajika went on to note that it was in contact with the federal government, especially the office of the attorney-general of the federation, on the issue.
It expressed appreciation for the disposition of the Federal Government in releasing the funds to the state, and assured that it would acknowledge receipt of the funds when it arrives.
The government also assured the Federal Government and Deltans that the funds would, in tandem with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration’s hallmark, be judiciously deployed especially in the completion of projects it had earlier intimated the presidency about.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the federal government said that the British government has formally paid the £4,214,017.66 looted funds recovered from family members and associates of the former Delta state governor into its designated account.
The attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, confirmed the development on Tuesday, May 18.
He said the amount has been credited into the designated federal government account with naira equivalent as of May 10.
Source: Legit.ng
