The Special Presidential Investigation Panel For Recovery of Public Property on Sunday arrested the Imo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship canadidate, Senator Hope Uzodinma, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja over over alleged failure of his company to execute a contract of $12m for the dredging of Calabar channel.
Chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla disclosed this to the press Sunday night in a short statement.
Mr. Obono-Obla hinted that the contracted was awarded by Nigerian Ports Authority and that Senator Uzodinma had been evading arrest for about a year but was finally arrested at about 8.20pm at the Abuja airport while arriving from Lagos.
He said, “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, while returning from an Air Peace P47324 flight from Lagos.
“The panel is investigating of 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 NPA .
“He has been evading all invitations of the Panel over one year.”
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