EFCC Issues Fresh Directive to Delta Accountant General, Others Over Alleged Fraud by Okowa

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ordered the Delta State Accountant General, Mrs. Joy Enwa, and two others to report back to the commission in the second week of January.

The development is part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion state funds by former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

Mrs. Enwa, one Ekeruche, the former Director of Finance and Administration (DFA), and the director of administration, Government House, Asaba, were initially arrested and detained by the EFCC in December 2024. They were later released, but the commission has now summoned them for further questioning.

The EFCC is investigating the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion state funds by Okowa, who was taken into custody by the Port Harcourt division of the anti-graft agency in November 2024.

Okowa is accused of using his office as governor to loot and acquire assets amounting to N1.3 trillion, including shares in UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Company.

Sources close to the Accountant General’s office revealed that Mrs. Enwa and the others are expected to report to the EFCC office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for more questioning.

“Madam Enwa’s blood pressure is getting higher every day because of the issue. She is so restless. She never saw this coming at all,” Sahara Reporters quoted a worker at the office as saying.

When contacted for comments, Mrs. Enwa declined to speak, saying, “I think you have a mission. Please, you shouldn’t be asking me any question, I have told you what to do. I will appreciate you if you go to the source and get your information”.