I was not quizzed by EFCC —Enugu perm sec

A permanent secretary in the Enugu State civil service, Mrs Eunice Ugwu, has described as false and mischievous, some newspapers’ reports that she was quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the construction of a new workers’ secretariat.
Until her elevation by Governor Sullivan Chime to the post of a permanent secretary, Mrs Ugwu was the Accountant General of Enugu State.
In a press statement, which she personally signed, she said “I wish to make it categorically clear that there is no truth whatsoever in these reports, because I was not, at any time,  invited or interrogated by the EFCC on the issue of the new secretariat or any other issue for that matter.
“Also, I did not, at any time, receive officials or operatives of the EFCC in my office, let alone hold discussions with them on the above
project or on any other issue concerning the state.
“These reports are, therefore, for all intents and purposes, wicked and mischievous fabrications that could only have been designed to embarrass me and the government of Enugu State. I challenge the reporters to provide evidence to contradict this fact.
“The authors of this deliberate and obviously syndicated falsehood also mischievously claimed that I was removed as Accountant-General and appointed a permanent secretary as a consequence of the non-existent interrogation by the EFCC.
“My simple response to this is to express my gratitude to Governor Sullivan Chime for finding me worthy of elevation along with other citizens of Enugu State to the coveted pinnacle of the state civil service.”