These are not the best of times for some contractors handling various infrastructural projects at the Imo state University (IMSU)
Owerri, as they are being owed millions of naira after funds meant to pay them were allegedly diverted by Alex Mbata, a close ally of
Governor Rochas Okorocha.
The entrance of Imo state University, (IMSU) Owerri.
Recall that Naij.com about a month ago reported on an alleged
multimillion naira scam rocking IMSU following the lodging of the
sum of N800 million released for capital projects at the institution
in a bank account so as to use the profit for personal purposes.
The projects under the TETFund 2011/2012/2013 consolidated
projects were awarded to contractors for the construction of
various buildings at IMSU’s Owerri campus.
But of the projects have been abandoned following the alleged
diversion of the sum of N800 million meant to pay the contractors
by Alex Mbata, Okorocha’s right hand man.
However, the school authority has dismissed allegations that funds
released by TETFund have been diverted to a fixed deposit
account.
The public relations officer of the institution, Ralph Njoku-Obi in a
telephone chat with our correspondent had said there was no truth
in the report that all contractors working on projects in IMSU had
stopped working.
He said work was still on-going on the senate building, the news
library and other projects, adding that those contractors who had stopped work probably needed to sort out some grey areas.
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