JUST IN: EFCC Invites Former Governor of Benue State for Questioning

From suspension to invites of top officials for questioning, it seems the Bola Tinubu administration is not taking a break in making sure those who mismanaged public funds pay dearly. Even those who work in harmony to make sure that he is elected as the president are also facing the heat. 

The former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Makurdi, according to The PUNCH. Ortom who ruled Benue State for 8 years is not finding it funny in the state he left behind as many civil servants and even pensioners are complaining of not being paid salaries for months even though the state receives allocation from the FG. 

The issue of payments of salaries has been an issue in the Benue region as the previous Governor of Benue State before Ortom, Gabriel Suswam also had issues of unpaid salaries and gratuities left unsettled. How is the Alia government going to solve this issue? That we don’t know, but the first step is making sure that those who mismanaged the funds meant for state revitalization be brought to book.

According to Punch Newspapers reports, Ortom came to the anti-graft agency's Makurdi zonal office on Alor Gordon Street around 10 a.m. on Tuesday after honouring an invitation from the zonal office in Makurdi.

According to another source, the former governor has been summoned to testify in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct during his service as a public officer.

“Former governor Ortom is currently at our Makurdi zonal office in Benue State. He arrived at about 10 a.m. this morning, and he’s still there now. He was invited over an ongoing investigation concerning alleged misappropriation of funds during his time in office.” 

However, Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC's spokesperson, did not reply to phone calls and text messages about the arrest of the former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom.

More details coming in…