Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has ordered an immediate freeze on all accounts held by the state government and its agencies in banks and other financial institutions within the state and the federation.
Additionally, he has directed the heads of all dissolved agencies and parastatals in Abia State to pass over control to those in line to succeed them after dissolving all boards of such agencies and parastatals.
Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Otti, issued a statement signed by the governor on Monday containing the directives.
According to the statement,
“With this notice, 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.
“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”.
Furthermore, the workers of these organizations, especially those owed some months’ worth of wage arrears, rejoiced upon hearing news of firing of the former chief executives of the disbanded boards.
cc: Daily Post Ng
