By Davidson Iriekpen in Lagos and Alex Enumah in Abuja Delta State government has restated its optimism that the £4.2 million recovered from associates of a former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, would be returned to the state. The state government expressed the optimism following a statement yesterday by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, that the federal government would soon take possession of the recovered money. Reacting to the announcement, the Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, told THISDAY that the state government appreciated the efforts of the federal government to see that the funds are repatriated.