Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and his godfather, Senator
Theodore Orji, are currently on warpath over an alleged $50 million bribe
to the Attorney General of the Federation, (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN)and
Justices of the Supreme Court to give a favourable judgment to the
governor.
Ikpeazu was alleged to have doled out a $50 million bribe to his lawyer,
Wole Olanipekun (SAN) to ensure that the AGF prevails on the Supreme Court
to deliver judgment in his favour in a case of submission of false
information and fake tax documents filed against him by a chieftain of the
PDP in Abia State, Sir Friday Nwosu.
The former governor, who now represents Abia Central at the Senate, was
said to have warned the senior lawyer to stop being used as a conduit pipe
conveying bribe money for the governor. Orji insisted that Ikpeazu and
Nwosu are both Ngwa people and that he was deceived to support Ikpeazu.
Nwosu was the consensus candidate presented to Theodore Orji by elders of
the Ukwa/Ngwa bloc where the governorship seat was zoned to, until his
son, Chinedum Orji swayed support in favour of Ikpeazu..
Ikpeazu had on Friday, December 1 2017, during the Catholic Reverend
Fathers’ Recollection Conference at Catholic Church, Umuacha, Isiala Ngwa
South local government Area, urged the Catholic priests to pray for his
deliverance from the forces of darkness.
The governor who was accompanied by Chiefs Reagan Ufoma and Damian
Ozurumba, explained that his poor performance in office is a result of the
fact that Theodore Orji and family who installed him have not allowed him
to work for the state. Ikpeazu further stated that Theodore Orji and his
family as well as their political groups are degree holders in native
doctor matters and juju and urged the clerics to pray and deliver him from
the hands of juju people.
Sources told pointblanknews.com that some Abia citizens including Senator
Orji and Ikpeazu’s core supporters have advised him to stop carrying away
billions of Abia state money to bribe judges and other government
officials. It was gathered that there appears to be a threat of rebellion
in Ikpeazu’s camp as a result of the USD 50 million he and his aides
including an international businessman took to his lawyer’s office for
delivery to Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and
Justices of the Supreme Court.
On this, the governor was alleged to have hired marabouts from Jebba,
Niger State to perform rituals to divert attention of the authorities from
the eye popping USD50 million bribe scandal.