The Greater Imo Initiative (GII) has demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of Mazi Chima Amadi, accusing him of money laundering, treasonable claims, and a deliberate smear campaign against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Addressing a world press conference in Owerri on Thursday, the group’s Coordinator, Hon. Ethelbert Nnanna, said Amadi’s actions have crossed the line of politics into “a grave nuisance and dangerous theatrics” that must be confronted head-on.
He said the activities of Amadi amount to outright criminality.
“In recent weeks, Amadi has brazenly moved across Imo State, including sensitive environments where politics is not even permitted, such as university campuses and places of worship, distributing cash recklessly in tens of millions. In at least three videos currently online, he is seen spraying Naira notes, and even dancing on them, in open violation of our financial laws and our national currency regulations,” Nnanna said.
“This is not just indiscretion; it is a crime. The Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, in Section 2(1), prohibits individuals from making or accepting cash payments above ₦5,000,000. Furthermore, Section 18 of the same Act prescribes a minimum of 4 years imprisonment for offenders. By this alone, Amadi has placed himself in open defiance of the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The group called on the EFCC to step in immediately, declaring: “We therefore call on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apprehend and prosecute this agent of lawlessness without any further delay.”
Nnanna further accused Amadi of making reckless claims against the Presidency and the electoral umpire, INEC.
“Most nauseating of his missteps is his repeated boast that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally sent him to destabilize Imo State. This is not just absurd; it is an outrageous insult that cannot be condoned,” he stated.
On the treason charge, the group cited Amadi’s claim of printing INEC-sensitive materials.
“Even more treasonous is his claim that he has been printing INEC sensitive materials as a contractor, and that he has already printed ballot papers and result sheets for the 2027 Imo governorship election,” the group stated.
They insisted security agencies must act swiftly:
“In view of this, we issue a direct, public appeal to the National Security Adviser, the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police Force, and all relevant agencies: treat these statements as a red-alert national security matter.”
The group noted that Amadi’s constant attacks on Governor Hope Uzodimma were not driven by ideology or patriotism but by desperation to hijack the APC structure in Imo. “His ceaseless insults on Governor Uzodimma only reveal his true agenda: to destabilize the state and weaken the APC ahead of 2027. But Imo people know better — the governor has provided stability and unity, while Amadi represents chaos and falsehood,” GII declared.
The group also alleged a ritualistic undertone to Amadi’s activities, warning: “It has been widely alleged that Amadi is a member of the notorious The THIRTEENTH VEIL BROTHERHOOD, a deadly cult for money rituals known for diabolical practices in which money sharing is linked to ritual obligations that claim the health, destiny, wellbeing, and lives of unsuspecting recipients and their family members.”
The group accused a federal lawmaker, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, of aiding Amadi’s agenda.
“We cannot also ignore the role of his close ally, one Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, who has become a twin face of this reckless politics and whose irresponsibility even as a lawmaker is legendary. Under his sponsorship, thugs attacked journalists at the old NUJ Secretariat in Owerri, spilling blood, smashing cameras, and forcing female journalists to flee for their lives.”
“Finally, we call on the people of Imo State to reject the prophets of doom, the apostles of fake data, and the merchants of chaos. Imo’s progress will continue, not because of these political comedians, but in spite of them. We stand on truth, and truth will always outlive the noise of liars,” the group concluded.
