APC presidential aspirant Okorocha faces prosecution over multi-billion-naira corruption allegation

APC Sen. and presidential aspirant Rochas Okorocha has been slammed with stealing N2.9 billion using cronies and businesses.

The EFCC filed 17 charges against the Imo former governor on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, according t the Premium Times.

Other defendants are Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited.

The charges were filed about the same time Okorocha was declaring his intention to run for the office of the president in 2023.

Okorocha just declared he is contending the APC primary ticket I the lead up to the 2023 presidential election.

The EFCC said it returned N2.7billion recovered from Okorocha to Imo State Government in 2020.

According to Imam Usman, Zonal Head of the EFCC, Port Harcourt office, the returned fund was part of the N7.9billion recovered from different bank accounts linked to the ex-governor.

Usman said N2.5billion was returned under the short-lived administration of Emeka Ihedioha while Hope Uzodinma, incumbent governor of the state, received N514million.

The EFCC said it will prosecute Okorocha after its investigation is completed.