A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has accused the State Government of owing him N8billion for the security votes he did not receive while serving as State Governor.
Okorocha, who is an All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Aspirant stated this while Speaking on a Television programme on Monday.
The former Governor who was reacting to the series of allegations of corruption against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the State government faulted the N2.9 billion fraud charges filed against him by the EFCC.
The Imo West Senator insisted that he can never steal from Imo State because he is richer than the State, lamenting that he became poorer as the Governor Imo State.
The lawmaker said he fed himself and used his personal cars during his tenure as governor.
He also dismissed claims that he was broke as Governor, describing them as liars.
“I fed myself throughout when I was in the Government House. I used my personal cars. Those who say I was broke are liars. If you talk about Nigerians blessed by God, I raise my hand to be one of them. I was Rochas before I became governor. In fact, governor made me poorer,” he said.
Okorocha added “The story of Rochas and EFCC, the story of Rochas and politics of Imo State has been a long dragged one.
‘I am not aware of this suit, but what I do know is that the stage I found myself with EFCC, I had an order against EFCC from Federal High Court on the abuse of my human rights, but the EFCC has refused to obey that order.
“It’s been one drama or the other but what is happening actually is that I don’t want to say it is politically motivated, but it is looking more like it.
“Go to Code of Conduct Bureau and see my worth before becoming governor and since I finished, there has never been any property of the government, any cash of government found in my coffers or (that of) any of my family members. There is not anything that I have that has been traced to Imo State government’s money while I was in office.”
You would recall that the anti-graft agency on Monday leveled a 17-count charge against Okorocha.
EFCC claimed the presidential aspirant looted about N2.9 billion from the State as governor.
