Governor Obiano vows to jail corrupt government officials

The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has vowed to personally ensure that any corrupt government official in his government was jailed.

Obiano gave the warning during the state executive council meeting in Awka.

Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Oliver Okpala, the governor said any government appointee, including commissioners and civil servants, found to be involved in any shady deal would be made to face the full weight of the law.

According to the governor, measures have been put in place by his administration to fish out bad eggs in his government, adding that the era of “business as usual” was over.

He further stated that thorough checks and monitoring will be mounted on the activities of government officials in order to fish out the corrupt or fraudulent ones for immediate prosecution by the ICPC and EFCC.

Culled from Vanguard