Scandal in Imo Assembly as chief of staff to speaker accused of forging boss' signature
Mike Ohaka, chief of staff to the Imo state House of Assembly, Chiji Collins, has been accused of forging his principal's signature in a letter to the vice chancellor of the Imo State University, Professor Adaobi Obasi, requesting the employment of 46 people.
According to a source close to the speaker, the vice chancellor called the speaker after receiving the letter, informing the latter that the university was not recruiting and cannot employ the people he forwarded their names, The Nation reports. The speaker denied writing the letter, saying he did not recommended anyone for employment. Ohaka said: “Yes the letter was signed by the Speaker but the names were not anything close to 46. The Speaker asked us to write the VC to assist few people get a job in the University, and he was the one who signed the letter. I did not forge his signature. The speaker insisted he did not direct anyone to write to the university. He said: “I am not aware of any such letter and I didn’t direct anyone to write to the Imo State University or any other institution in the state for job placement. He should show the copy of the letter, if he told you there was a letter I signed.