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Imo State APC Governorship Candidate, Hope Uzodinma Arrested In Abuja

Imo State governorship candidate for the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodinma, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel For Recovery of Public Property (SPIPRPP).

According to a statement by the SPIPRPP’s chairman, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, Senator Uzodinma was arrested on Sunday, 11 November 2018, over the failure of his company to execute a contract of $12m for the dredging of Calabar channel. His statement reads:

“This evening, at about 8:20pm, operatives of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel For Recovery of Public Property at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport arrested the APC governorship candidate in Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, after disembarking from an Air Peace P47324 flight from Lagos.

“The panel is investigating economic sabotage against Senator Uzodinma arising out of the failure of his company to execute a contract of $12m for the dredging of Calabar channel awarded by the NPA.”

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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