The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to immediately launch a probe into the management of local government allocations in the state.

In a statement issued on Thursday in Owerri by the PDP State Publicity Secretary, Lancelot Obiaku, the party described it as astonishing how the 27 Imo LGAs, on average, received a staggering sum of over N13 billion monthly in 2025, N9 billion in 2024, and N7 billion in 2023 from the federation account, yet remain in pitiable conditions with no proof of government presence to justify the receipt of such funds.

The party also bemoaned that the local government areas of the state are in a state of ruin, having no visible imprint of the government.

They asserted that while local government was created to serve as the tier of government closest to the people and to attend to their needs, the LGAs under Governor Hope Uzodimma?s regime have been worse than stagnant.

According to the PDP, since the inception of Uzodimma?s administration, the 27 LGAs of the state have received at least N620 billion, which has yielded nothing and has not been accounted for.

He said: ?As of today, no LGA in the state receives less than N430 million monthly, with Mbaitoli and Isiala Mbano receiving the highest allocations for August at N625 million and N577 million respectively.?

The party, however, informed the EFCC and ICPC that primary health centres in various communities across the state, built decades ago, have become the dwelling places of rodents, reptiles, and snakes, while public schools in most LGAs have stopped functioning due to neglect.

They expressed sadness that roads leading to many LGA council headquarters are impassable, with a number of rural communities rendered uninhabitable due to bad roads that the local governments cannot even grade.

He said: ?We insist that the anti-graft agencies must rise up now to tame this monumental corruption.?

The party acknowledged the statement by EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, in February, emphasising that local government chairpersons are not exempt from investigation or prosecution for fraudulent activities due to their lack of immunity.

He said: ?We also welcome the information that the Commission has established a Fraud Risk Assessment and Control (FRAC) Department, with officers from the department expected to visit local government councils to monitor the use of funds from the federation account.?

The PDP, therefore, urges the EFCC and ICPC to probe Imo LGA chairmen, who were literally appointed by Governor Hope Uzodimma, to explain the whereabouts of the sums they receive monthly as federal allocations.

The probe, according to the party, becomes critical since there are no projects such as schools, markets, construction or rehabilitation of roads, electricity projects, or community healthcare initiatives, nor is there any meaningful intervention ongoing in the name of any LGA in the state.

The party also calls on the EFCC and ICPC to beam their searchlight beyond the LGA chairmen, who have continued to collude with the state government by maintaining illegal accounts to swindle the state and plunder the commonwealth of its people. (Nigerian Tribune)

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