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The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has said that he would personally ensure that any corrupt official in his government is jailed.
He added that any government appointee, like commissioners, or civil servants that was found to be involved in any act of corruption or fraud would be punished severely within the limits of the law.
The governor said that he had put measures in place to fish out bad eggs in his government.
A Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Strategic Communication, Oliver Okpala, on Wednesday in a statement in the state capital, Awka, said the governor stated this during an executive council meeting.
Obiano said the era of “business as usual” was over.
He said the year 2018 was one that his administration would embark on a lot of work that would impact positively on the lives of the people.
The governor vowed that any member of the workforce for the implementation of his development agenda found wanting would be handed over to anti-corruption agencies.
He said, “Thorough checks and monitoring would be mounted on the activities of government officials, in order to fish out the corrupt or fraudulent ones for immediate prosecution by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related crimes Commission (ICPC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Governor said he would be embarking on regular visits to government offices to assess the level of commitment.
He frowned at the activities of some employees of the state Ministry of Lands whose mode of operations, he said portrayed ” “elements of shadiness”.
