Fresh facts have emerged why Delta State Commissioner for Sports and Youths, Mr. Asupa Forteta was arrested by policemen from Special Anti-Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos State recently.
We gathered that Chief Emmanuel Ogobene wrote a petition to the police that Mr. Forteta allegedly falsified tax clearance certificate no. 099536, with a file no. EFT.7767, using Deate Ventures to secure a contract of N140 million from DESOPADEC for the construction of roads and drainages in Orogun Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State and abandoned the projects after being paid.
Though, the commissioner has been granted bail but he has been asked to report back on April 18, 2016.
We were told that since the commissioner’s arrest, the Managing Director of DESOPADEC, Williams Makinde and the Commission’s Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Askia Ogieh have been running from pillar to post
Fresh facts have emerged why Delta State Commissioner for Sports and Youths, Mr. Asupa Forteta was arrested by policemen from Special Anti-Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos State recently.
We gathered that Chief Emmanuel Ogobene wrote a petition to the police that Mr. Forteta allegedly falsified tax clearance certificate no. 099536, with a file no. EFT.7767, using Deate Ventures to secure a contract of N140 million from DESOPADEC for the construction of roads and drainages in Orogun Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State and abandoned the projects after being paid.
Though, the commissioner has been granted bail but he has been asked to report back on April 18, 2016.
We were told that since the commissioner’s arrest, the Managing Director of DESOPADEC, Williams Makinde and the Commission’s Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Askia Ogieh have been running from pillar to post.
Forteta is not new to controversies. Years back the former Chairman of Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, was suspended indefinitely by the People Democratic Party for what it called gross undemocratic activities in Ward 9, Ogbolubiri, Burutu council.
The Ogbulubiri Ward 9 PDP said that Forteta’s indefinite suspension was as a result of his breach of section 10(1F)(1k) of the PDP constitution 2012, as amended, adding that his persistent disregard and flagrant disobedience to party directives has caused disaffection and factions within the party. In a communique at the end of the meeting of the Working Committee, leaders and stakeholders by the Ward 9 Chairman, Mr. Lucky Akari and other officers of the Ward, the party said that Forteta illegally conducted councillorship primaries on July 10, 2014 and produced Tony Numa and Richard Asiyai, who were not financial members of the party and were yet to appear before the Screening Committee of the PDP.
The meeting which was attended by PDP community leaders, who also endorsed the communiqué, include Chief Emma Amgbaduba, Theodore Ezonfade, James Akari, Chief Parker Wilson, Thomas Debole, Burutu PDP Youth Leader and Lucky Ezebri. They said: “Following Forteta’s unconstitutional activities, an investigation and disciplinary committee was set as provided in the party’s constitution, but he bluntly refused to appear rather resorted to insult and threat. The Ward 9 leadership took the decision to suspend him in accordance to the PDP guidelines.”
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