The Director of a construction firm, Chrisbech Nigeria Limited, Mr. Dominic Emeka Okika, has accused officials of Awka North local government area of Anambra State of defrauding him of. N1.5 million, which was the balance of an executed N8 million contract.
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The state government had, through the local council, awarded his firm contract for construction of a mini bridge/double cell culvert at Ugbenu for N8 million, and was paid N3.6 million mobilisation fee.
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Okika alleged that during the first instalmental payment of the contract sum, the local government town planning enigneer/ head of department of works gave him a voucher of N6 million to sign, released only N3.6 million to him and then took N2.4 million, with an explanation that N1 million would be given to the state commissioner for local government.
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He also said the council official spoke of. sharing the remaining N1.4 million among himself, his staff and traditional ruler of Ugbenu, a community in the local government area.
All the peptrators of this evil must just stop once and for all for goodness sake. It's ruining the reputation of this country and they keep doing it...