Former Police Commissioner in Lagos, Mr Abubakar Tsav, on Tuesday apologised to Benue governor, Samuel Ortom, for falsely accusing him of massive corruption
DAILY POST recalls that 10 months ago, Tsav had, in a 10-page letter dated May 16, 2017, which was copied to anti-graft agencies, accused Ortom of “executive recklessness”, saying that he had turned Benue into a private estate.
The former police officer, who is currently a Public Complaints Commissioner, accused Ortom of nepotism, saying that he had placed his family business – Oracle Business Ltd – above the state.
However, the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse, advised Tsav to publicly apologize to the governor and retrieve the petitions against him within two weeks. Tsav ignored the advice.
But, in a dramatic twist on Tuesday, Tsav issued two letters of apology, one addressed to the Tor Tiv and the other to Ortom, in which he apologised for the “false whistle blowing letters”.
He claimed that the delay in issuing the apology was to enable him “study the situation”.
The apology to the governor was copied to the Presidency, EFCC, ICPC, DSS and the Chief Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission.
The letters, which had similar contents, stated that Tsav’s sudden decision to apologize was based on “recent information available to me which showed that my action was predicated on doubtful sources”.
“The information available to me indicate that the content of the accusation letter emanated from a doubtful source.
“In the circumstance, I withdraw my earlier letter and apologize to you for any inconvenience this might have caused you and your government,” he said.
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