Otti orders freezing of Abia State accounts, dissolution of boards
Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, on Tuesday ordered the freezing of state’s accounts, and dissolution of boards.
This was contained in a press statement made available by Ferdinand Ekeoma
Special Adviser Media & Publicity to the governor.
The statement partly read, “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.
“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.”
On the dissolution of board the statement urged them to handover to their next in rank, “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,” the statement added.
