By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba
Delta State Government on Tuesday insisted that the £4.2 million Ibori-linked loot must be spent on projects in the Southsouth state.
The state government suggested that the money can be used for the funding of important road projects in Warri, Agbor, Abraka, Sapele, Ugheli, Effurum and Asaba, the Delta state capital.
In its second letter requesting for the release of the £4,214,017.66 repatriated by the British Government to the Federal Government, the state maintained that the cash must come back to it.
The United Kingdom (UK) government recovered the loot from family members and associates of former Delta State Governor James Ibori.
Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami, to whom the state directed its letter, said the Federal Government’s account was credited with the naira equivalent on May 10.
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