In his bid to recover the billions allegedly looted by the former governor of Benue State, Governor Ortom has assured the people of the state of following legal means in achieving this aim.
Speaking on a radio programme last Thursday, Ortom assured, “I am not going to relax; I am going to recover every single kobo. Very soon I will hand Suswam to EFCC. Nobody can intimidate me to stop what I doing,” Ortom vowed during the radio programme.
The governor also dispelled the rumors that the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission’s (ICPC) arrested some of his appointees concerning the management of bailout funds, saying the commission did not visit the state but that he had granted the EFCC permission to visit the state and investigate a 500 million Naira allege fraud including disappearance of 10 rice milling machines donated to the state by the Korean government in 2012 as relief for the flood disaster.
“On Wednesday, EFCC officials were in the state, investigating 10 rice milling machines donated by Korean government in 2012 as relief for the flood disaster including the 500 Million from federal government which were all diverted. These rice milling machines were diverted by Suswam’s government.”