The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State chapter, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to launch an immediate investigation to unravel how allocations coming to the 27 LGAs in the state are being managed by the council chairmen, whom the party accused of mismanaging the funds amid noticeable infrastructural decay.
The Imo PDP noted that it is astonishing how the 27 Imo LGAs, on average, received a staggering sum of over N13 billion monthly in 2025, N9 billion in 2024, and N7 billion in 2023 from the Federation Account, yet remain in pitiable conditions with no proof of government presence to justify the receipt of such funds.
The party, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Lancelot Obiaku, bemoaned that the Local Government Areas of the state are in ruin, having no visible imprint of government.
It asserted that while local councils were created to serve as the immediate tier of government saddled with the responsibility of attending to the needs of rural dwellers, the local councils under the Hope Uzodinma administration have been worse than stagnant.
“Since the inception of Uzodinma’s administration, the 27 LGAs of the state have received at least N620 billion, which has yielded nothing and has not been accounted for. As of today, no LGA in the state receives less than N430 million monthly, with Mbaitoli and Isiala Mbano receiving the highest allocations for August at N625 million and N577 million respectively,” the release stated.
The party, in its invitation, alerted the EFCC and ICPC that primary health centres in various communities across the state, built decades ago, have become the dwelling place of rodents, reptiles, and snakes, while public schools in most LGAs have stopped functioning due to neglect.
“Roads leading to many LGA council headquarters are impassable, with a number of rural communities rendered uninhabitable due to bad roads that the local government cannot even grade. We insist that the anti-graft agencies must rise up now to tame this monumental corruption.
“We acknowledge the statement by EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, in February, emphasizing that local government chairpersons are not exempt from investigation or prosecution for fraudulent activities due to their lack of immunity,” the release further stated.
Imo PDP added that it is a welcome development that the EFCC has established a Fraud Risk Assessment and Control (FRAC) Department, with officers from the department expected to visit local government councils to monitor the use of funds from the Federation Account.
The party, therefore, urged the EFCC and ICPC to probe Imo LGA chairmen, who it further alleged were literally appointed by Uzodinma, to explain the whereabouts of the sums they receive monthly as federal allocations.
The party maintained that the probe is now necessary, as it observed that there are no projects such as schools, markets, construction or rehabilitation of roads, including electricity projects, going on in various communities across the 27 LGAs in the state.
Imo PDP also called on the two commissions to beam their searchlight beyond the LGA chairmen, who it further accused of colluding with the state government to swindle the state and plunder the commonwealth of the people.