New Abia Governor Freezes all State Accounts, Dissolves Boards of Govt. Agencies
BY BENJAMIN KALU, UMUAHIA
The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has directed the immediate freezing of all accounts of the State Government and those of its agencies domiciled in banks and that of all the financial institutions across the State and the Federation.
The Governor in a statement issued by his media office on Monday, May 29, 2023, said with this notice, all banks and other financial institutions throughout the country are directed to immediately seize from honouring any cheque, document, instrument or directive of any kind, that is 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.
