TRAMRA board members demand arrest, prosecution of it’s DG over alleged diversion of #27m

From, Ene Asuquo, Calabar 

The board members of Cross River State Traffic and Regulatory Agency (Tramra) have  charged the state commissioner of Police CP  Gyogon Grimah, to immediately arrest, investigate and prosecution of the Director General, of the Agency, Mr.Alfred Effiong -Umoh, for  allegedly diverting the sum of   N27m  from the agency’s account into his private account.

The Board members also urged the Police to investigate the unlawful lodgement of N40m into the direct DG’s private account being funds gotten from payment of road taxes, penalty fees for several traffic contraventions from offenders which he usually collects by hand via  unlawful.
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The  board members demands were contained in a  petition addressed to the Cross River State Commissioner of police, CP Gyogon Grimah, accusing the Traffic Management DG of financial impropriety 

The petition which was signed by three board members, Ernest Awor, Victor Offiong and Ubi Onen Esq dated December 4, 2024, demanded the DG Mr Alfred Effiong to step aside in other to pave way for thorough investigation 

Content of the petition made available to our reporter accused the Director General of TRAMA of diverting the agency’s  money account domiciled with Zenith bank to his  Ecobank personal account with detail: 0201008293.

An attitude that the board members frowns at claiming that such attitude contravene section chapter 7, section 713 of financial regulations law 2009 which provides that on no circumstance shall public money be paid into private account.

“He should excuse himself as DG to give room for undiluted investigation and on no account should the agency accountant honour any criminal mandate to transfer funds from our agency Zenith Bank  account anymore.

“This will curtail habits of arbitrary behaviour and impunity that has shielded him since assumption of office as DG.

” All monies collected by hand and deposited into all his accounts should be recovered and sent back to our agency official account for accountability and transparency.” He maintained.

But in a swift reaction to the petition, the Director General (DG), Cross River State Traffic Management and Regulatory Agency (TRAMRA) Alfred Effiong -Umoh, denied any wrong doing saying the allegations are lies