Imo State governor-elect, Hope Uzodinma, has issued an order freezing all bank accounts belonging to the state government.
This was contained in an ‘Order of Post No Debit’ issued by Director-General, Hope Uzodinma’s Campaign Organisation, Chief Cosmas Iwu, to all financial institutions and the Accountant-General of Imo State.
The order warned that no bank should honour any transaction from the government of Emeka Ihedioha or his officials.
The memo titled ‘Order of Post No Debit on all accounts of Imo State Government Effective Immediately 14th January 2020’, read:
“Following the Supreme Court judgment of 14th January 2020, I am directed by His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodinma, to take this to your authority/instruction to place a Post No Debit (PND) order on all accounts of the Imo State Government maintained in your various institutions.
“You are by this letter, directed to comply and await further instructions from the office of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Imo State.”
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday declared Uzodinma winner of the March 9, 2019, governorship election, sacking Ihedioha who was sworn in on May 29, 2019.