The dualisation of Ughelli-Asaba and the Warri/Uwvie Storm Drain are some of the infrastructure projects listed for completion by Delta State governor with the £4.2 million loot linked to erstwhile governor James Ibori.
According to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, he had communicated to President Muhammadu Buhari on the need to return the cash to the state for the completion of projects.
He dropped the hint on Wednesday while featuring on a Channels Television programme Politics Today.
Okowa said: “On our part, I have spoken with the attorney-general of the federation. My attorney-general went to have a meeting with him. We are working, and we are likely to come on the same page. We have written a formal letter of protest to Mr. President.
“Ours is to convince the federal government to know that the money ought to return to Delta.”
The United Kingdom Government agreed to return the cash seized from those it identified as friends to the former governor and members of his family.
It signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government on how the funds should be applied.
President Buhari directed that the money be deployed in the completion of the Second Niger Bridge, the Abuja-Kano Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The presidential directive elicited criticism from concerned stakeholders.
Source – The Nation
