The leaders and people of Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom, in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, have given their total support to the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its probe of Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, over the alleged N13 billion paid by Federal Government for the acquisition of land for Maritime University in the community.
The community yesterday spoke through Chief Micheal Johnny, in Warri, said now that Tompolo had admitted that the alleged N13 billion was approved by the Federal Executive Council FEC, and Bureau of Public Procurement BPP, Federal Ministry of Lands and Survey, Federal Ministry of Transport, NIMASA, the EFCC should inquire from Tompolo why Okerenkoko community was paid only N360 million instead of the N13billion for the land.
They stated that Tompolo should tell Nigerians the whereabouts of the balance of over N12billion, urging the EFCC to invite Tompolo and the immediate former ministers of the aforementioned ministries and agency to explain their respective roles in the transaction and they are not above the law.
The leaders insisted that EFCC should prosecute all those involved in the diversion of the funds, recover it and given for the development of the community, which was razed down years.
