EFCC: Benue govt reveals fresh plot against Gov. Ortom
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- Aug 15, 2018
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Benue State government has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) was desperate to nail Governor Samuel Ortom.
His chief press secretary, Terver Akase, raised the alarm in a statement on Wednesday.
He described the move by the anti-graft commission as an act of desperation.
Akase said: “The level at which EFCC is pushing its persecution of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom is ridiculous.
“No day passes without the commission adding one more angle to their harassment of Benue officials.
“Their latest move is the demand for minutes of the Benue State Security Council meetings.
“Does the statutory mandate of the commission include regulation of states’ security affairs?
“We wonder why Benue is being singled out for witchhunt. Is Governor Ortom the first sitting Governor to defect to another political party? Why is his case different?”
The EFCC, last week, froze account belonging to the Benue government.
The account was, however, unblocked after two days.
Reacting, Akase had said the action was “Part of the evil agenda to cripple the state. It is only in Benue that the EFCC is probing the security vote of the governor.”
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