Delta uncovers alleged plot to defraud it

By Chido Okafor, Warri

11 February 2016 | 12:32 am

A PLOT by some unidentified persons to allegedly defraud the Delta State Government has been uncovered. The Commissioner for Finance, Olorogun David Edevbie in a statement yesterday, disclosed that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s swift intervention saved the state from being defrauded during the payment of January 2016 salary. The commissioner said “salaries of Ministries, Departments and…

A PLOT by some unidentified persons to allegedly defraud the Delta State Government has been uncovered.

The Commissioner for Finance, Olorogun David Edevbie in a statement yesterday, disclosed that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s swift intervention saved the state from being defrauded during the payment of January 2016 salary.

The commissioner said “salaries of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as the polytechnic staff were delayed due to an alert on Wednesday evening of February 3, 2016 of attempts to defraud the state through the payment of salaries.

“The Permanent Secretary cum Accountant-General on receiving the alert immediately informed the governor who directed that the security agencies in the state, as well as the bank should be informed immediately.’’

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