Tsav, the Public Complaints Commissioner overseeing Benue State, had in a letter addressed to the Presidency, anti-graft agencies and the Bill Gates Foundation, accused Ortom of financial recklessness and massive corruption.
Browsing: Governor Ortom
Anbua told newsmen in Makurdi that “no single snake farm exists in the state, let alone being owned by the governor”.
Meladu said that Pine also used criminal force on the staffer and while the case was in court, he turned down all overtures toward peaceful resolution of the matter
The 100 bungalows project was initiated by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in collaboration with the state government and Benue Non-Governmental Organisation Network
Ortom had granted amnesty to people who possess of all kinds of illegal weapons in the state and Akwaza was the major beneficiary
Governor Samuel Ortom announced this on Wednesday in Makurdi when he received an accreditation team from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, led by Okeoma Chiemeka
Observing though that the violence is much deeper than conflict between two districts, the communique, however, pointed out that bitterness from such revenge killings never fail to precipitate full scale violence
He said his administration was committed to holistic implementation of the budget and directed the Office of Budget Implementation to ensure blockage of financial leakages
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the administration of former Governor Gabriel Suswam had procured over 300 Nissan vehicles for use as taxis and buses under the Sure-P Transport Scheme to empower people in the state
Mkpang explained that after the Automatic Finger Print Identification, only 17,962 staff members were active employees in the state’s civil service
Ortom said that the APC had an upper hand in Benue South Senatorial District since all the top members of Mark’s party, the Peoples Democratic Party, from the area had decamped to the APC
Ortom spoke with State House correspondents after a meeting he had with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday.
He said: “Why will I be scared?
Terhemen Tarzoor of the Peoples Democratic Party had sought a declaration of the apex court to set aside the Court of Appeal judgment, which had dismissed his petition for lack of merit
He explained that the recurrent expenditure would gulp N65.9 billion, representing 49.45 per cent of the total budget, while capital expenditure stood at N67.4 billion, representing 50.5 per cent
NAN reports that Tsav, a former Commissioner of Police, had in the Authority Daily Newspaper of December 28 condemned the governor for “lavish Christmas celebration” at his country home, while the Tor Tiv was yet be buried
In line with his resolve to follow due process, Ortom said two panels have already been set up to probe the activities of the Suswam administration between 2007 and 2015 that he was in charge of the state
Akin to the children of Israel for whom the journey of a few days became a 40-year sojourn on account of murmuring, for Benue State people, the movement from Egypt to Israel as promised by the Governor Samuel Ortom-led All Progressives Congress government now has no end in sight
He said the decision to probe Suswam’s administration was to enable the government take stock of its assets and liabilities and embark on a comprehensive policy for the state within the next four years
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