The coming of Chief Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi to power in Rivers State may have begun translating into an albatross for Sir Celestine Omehia's henchmen as many politicians loyal to the former Governor seem to be embroiled in unsavory probes accross the state.
The latest in list of casualties is the Dr. David Ogbonnaya former head of the now defunct Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) who may be appearing before the Rivers State House of Assembly soonest.
This indication is premised on the motion brought before the House on Monday, November 19, 2007, by Honourable Robinson Ewoh, representing Ahoada East Constituency 1 seeking the investigation of how N1.6Bn allocated to the state Independent Electoral Commission was disbursed.
According to our correspondent who was at the sitting of the Assembly, Honourable Ewoh prayed the House to order the appearance before the House of Dr. David Ogbonnaya and his commissioners to account for the sum of N1.6bn, which expenditure, according to the distinguished legislator, remains a matter of conjecture. The motion according to Honourable Ewoh is based on petitions he received which were signed by various staff of the state Independent Electoral Commission.
Responding to the petition, Honourable Chidi Lloyd, representing Emohua Constituency objected to the motion, praying his distinguuished colleagues to ignore the issues raised in the motion and consider the imperatives of conducting the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
Also responding to the motion, the Leader of the House, Honourable Golden Ngozi Chioma, informed the House that his committee inaugurated to look into the RSIEC funds was working hard to avail the honourable House the report of the issues surrounding the N1.6bn allocated to the Commission. The Leader of the House who is also the Committee Chairman also informed the House that the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. David Ogbonnaya has so far refused to appear before his committee.
The honourable Speaker of the House intervened in the matter by enlarging the Committee with the inclusion of Hon. Chidi Lloyd, Hon. Ibinabo Michael-West, and Hon. Dumnamene Deekor. From the foregoing, it does appear that it is not yet time for respite for Omehia's henchmen who served in various capacities in the previous administration.
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