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Anambra govt speaks on arrest of LG chairperson in US over $3.3m scam

The Anambra State Government has spoken on the arrest of Franklin Nwadialo, the chairperson of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State over $3.3m scam.
ASIWAJU MEDIA reported that Mr Nwadialo, 40, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on his arrival at an airport in Texas in the US on 2 November.
Mr Nwadialo is being accused of engaging in a romance scam through which he allegedly defrauded victims of more than $3.3 million.
A member of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra, the politician was elected chairperson of the Ogbaru Council Area in the state on 28 September.
He was sworn in alongside 20 other elected council chairpersons in the state on 3 October.
‘It’s not our concern’
Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday, the Commissioner of Information in Anambra State, Law Mefor, said the Anambra State government was not concerned about Mr Nwadialo’s arrest in the US.
“You know the local government chairman is not an appointee of the governor (Charles Soludo). So, it’s not directly our concern. Local government is now autonomous,” Mr Mefor said.
“Our worry is that he’s from our state.”
The commissioner said he was “personally” aware of Mr Nwadialo’s arrest in the US but that the state government was yet to hold discussions on that.
Mr Mefor said although he read about the arrest in the media, he had not confirmed it.
“But even what I read is true, the state government is yet to make any statement on that because he is not an official of the (Anambra) State Government,” he said.
“He’s not also an appointee of the state government. He was duly elected by his people, and he was chosen by his party members, APGA, during the primary, and not directly appointed by (Governor) Soludo,” the commissioner added.
Elected in Nigeria
Mr Nwadialo was among the 21 newly elected chairpersons of local government councils in Anambra State in September.
He was sworn in alongside 20 of his colleagues on 4 October.
His arrest over the $3.3m scam in the US occurred exactly one month after he was sworn in as chairperson of Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state.
(PREMIUM TIMES)
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