SAN FRANCISCO, August 16, (THEWILL) – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has raised the alarm over alleged continued persecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Ortom who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, claimed that the commission had continued to ground the state government with invitation of government officials to EFCC’s office.
The anti-graft agency had few weeks ago disclosed that it was investigating the state government’s expenditure of N22bn.
Few days after, the governor through his Chief Press Secretary said that the state accounts had been frozen by the anti-graft agency.
Speaking on the new development, the governor’s aide said, “EFCC is still victimising the state because what happens now is that every day, the commission invites not fewer than seven government officials to Abuja.
“Government activities have been grounded. The victimisation has reached a ridiculous level now as the commission is demanding minutes of the security council meetings.
“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?”
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