Delta state Accountant General Disappears

Uduaghan and Mr Cyril Agbele not long before disappeared 

Outgoing Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta when serving and retired permanent secretaries in the state, paid him a farewell visit in Asaba on Thursday said that the state accountant general Mr Cyril Agbele has disappeared.
His words;
“The Accountant-General has disappeared in the last six days. On Thursday, we met and I told him we have some payments to make for the swearing-in of incoming government.
“He did not object. He did not say no and on Sunday, I called him but he was not picking my calls.
“On Monday, his phones were switched off and on Tuesday, he sent in a paper that he was sick.
“By Wednesday, he sent in a memo. I find this act very inconsistent and irresponsible.’’
“If there is something that I am doing that is not right, he should be free to tell me rather than disappearing.
“Just imagine, running the affairs of the state for a week without funds, even security men have started withdrawing from their posts across the state.
“It is a conspiracy to grind my administration to a halt and an attempt to set me up on a collision course with the incoming administration. I think he is very irresponsible’’, he said.
“At a time in this country, there was a strong civil service, whatever industry this country had, was made possible by civil servants, he said.
Sources learnt that the accountant-general’s disappearance was deliberate, to ensure that Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan does not have access to the treasury in the twilight of his reign. Uduaghan’s tenure ends midnight today as a new governor will be sworn in today, Friday.