The lingering crisis in Okobo Local Government Council between the chairman, Rt. Hon. John Ita and councilors over income expenditure in the council is taking another dimension as the supervisor for finance is said to have denied having any knowledge of the chairman's dealings with the council funds.
It could be recalled that councilors in Okobo had summoned the chairman to appear before them on allegation of misappropriation of council funds and to explain why he has not furnished them with statement of income and expenditure of the council funds, and stated that there was nothing to show as an achievement of the present administration in Okobo.
It has been reported that the executive chairman had appeared before the legislature and submitted the document on demand. The document was later sent to the House Committee on Public Account.
A competent source disclosed to Global Concord that the supervisor for Finance, Hon. Pastor B. Eta was not able to defend the Statement of Account of the council as was presented by the chairman to the legislature while appearing before the House committee on Public Account.
The source further said that the supervisor who could not defend the document rather denied that he was not privy to the content of the document before the chairman submitted it to the legislature, thus declined to comments on the account. This, according to a source, further proves that the chairman is running the council as his private estate.
Some politicians in Okobo who spoke with our reporter who do not want their names on print said they are in total support of the probe by the councilors, adding that they were anxiously waiting for the outcome of the committee's report on Finance and Public Account; while describing the act as a welcome development. Efforts to reach the Council Chairman for comments proved abortive as he could not be accessed as at the time of going to press.
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