Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom said he would be needing no fewer N60bn to turn Benue into London.
Ortom made this statement on Wednesday during a phone-in programme monitored by DAILY POST on Harvest FM, Makuurdi.
According to the governor, the past administration led by Gabriel
Suswam looted over N109bn from the state and he had been working round
the clock to recover it.
He said, “he past administration stole over 109 billion, if I recover
just 40 billion (which is the difference of all salaries and arrears of
salaries in Benue state,) I’ll finish the issue of salaries and develop
Benue into London
“I wanted to be paying half salary every month but Labour leaders
said, instead, I should pay full salary in every 2 months. And that is
what I have been doing.”
Recently a former Minister of Interiro, Abba Moro had lashed out at Ortom, saying he does not deserve a second term.
The PDP stalwart described Ortom’s utterance about second term as an
affront to the sensibilities of the citizenry in Benue State as he was
yet to do anything meaningful to justify the current mandate given to
him by the people.
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