A group which goes by the identity of Benue Coalition for Justice, Equity and Fairness has claimed that the invitation of the former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was the handiwork of some political heavy weights in the state.
While condemning moves by the state governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom to probe his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam, the group expressed regret that pressing issues of governance had been allegedly relegated to the background in the state in preference for a witch-hunt.
The embattled former governor is reported to have turned himself in on Monday morning at the EFCC office in Abuja where he is being grilled over alleged corruption that took place under his watch as governor of Benue between 2007 and 2015.
By expressing its view in a statement signed by its National President, Peter Hwande and Secretary General, Ogbole Alechenu, the group claimed that Suswam’s era represented the best period for the state since 1999, but for the unfortunate delayed salaries, which became the bane of the entire country in the last two years as a result of the global economic meltdown.
It noted that while it is aware of the interest Benue people have in the probe, “they were not asking for a selective probe panel that will canonize the devil himself and criminalize angels just to satisfy the drunken ego of a few in the society.”
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