Effective from January 14, 2020, Senator Hope Uzodinma, the governor-elect of Imo State, has ordered a freeze on all state government bank accounts.
In a statement issued by Chief Cosmas Iwu, the Director-General of Hope Uzodinma’s Campaign Organisation, it was revealed that the governor-elect has instructed banks not to process any transaction requests from members of the Emeka Ihedioha-led government. The statement states:
“In light of the Supreme Court judgment of 14th January 2020, I have been directed by His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodinma, to request a Post No Debit (PND) order to be placed on all accounts of the Imo State Government held in your respective institutions.
“You are hereby directed to comply with this directive and await further instructions from the office of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Imo State”.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha and declared Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the state’s March 9th, 2019 governorship election.