
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a massive probe into alleged looting of over N150 billion by the immediate past governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, and members of his family.
His sons – Chinendum Orji Eyinanya (currently Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly) and one Ogonna Orji – are also being investigated for having a hand in the alleged looting.
Orji is currently the senator representing Abia Central in the National Assembly.
The EFCC suspects that Senator Orji collected N48billion as security votes during his eight years in office at N500million per month.
He is said to have also been the authorising officer for the monthly withdrawal of N500million when he was the Chief of Staff to the jailed ex-Governor Orji Uzor Kalu.
Investigators handling the probe rate Chinedum as a key player in laundering money for his father.
As at Thursday, the EFCC had traced 100 slush accounts to Chinedum.
Eighty per cent of the accounts are still active, The Nation gathered.
Chinedum went through a fresh round of grilling on Thursday before he was released on administrative bail.
However, a source told The Nation in Abuja that what has been uncovered so far against ex-Governor Orji and his sons, is a “tip of the iceberg” because more accounts linked to the family have just been uncovered.
“We are investigating the ex-governor and members of his immediate family, especially his two sons. They are Chinendum Orji Eyinanya (who is the present Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly) and one Ogonna Orji,” a reliable source said.

February 9, 2020 





Public funds that were earmarked for infrastructural development siphoned into the pockets of shameless thieves, bandits and robbers. Yet, his constituency voted for him to become a Senator. The strategy is to keep the masses wretched, so you can entice them with money to win their votes again and again. The African voodoo politics in action!