Governor Ortom Exonerates Benue State Speaker Allegation Of N750M
Governor Ortom explained that the contract for the purchase of the vehicles amounted to N317 million and not N750m as been speculated in a section of the media.
Speaking on a special edition of Issues of the Moment on the State
Radio Station on Monday, 25th of July, 2016 , the Governor said it is
wrong for anybody to link Mr. Ikyange to the contract, adding that
neither the Speaker nor members of the House were awarded the contract.
He explained that despite the harsh economic situation the State was passing through, his administration had to release the money for the purchase of the vehicles because apart from being their legitimate entitlements, the vehicles were meant to assist them in the Coduct of their Constitutional responsibility as members of an important arm of government.
The Governor said it will be wrong for anybody to insinuate that the Speaker and his leadership were involved in any fishy deal pointing that about twenty two state lawmakers were invited by the EFCC for interrogation because when the contractor could not supply the cars due to the differentials noticed in the prizes of the vehicles, the contractor went into an agreement with the lawmakers which saw them receiving cash instead of vehicles.
Governor Ortom said the EFCC faulted the move by the lawmakers and disclosed that the matter has already been resolved and charged the people of the State to disregard all the falsehood being peddled against some officers of his administration.
He explained that despite the harsh economic situation the State was passing through, his administration had to release the money for the purchase of the vehicles because apart from being their legitimate entitlements, the vehicles were meant to assist them in the Coduct of their Constitutional responsibility as members of an important arm of government.
The Governor said it will be wrong for anybody to insinuate that the Speaker and his leadership were involved in any fishy deal pointing that about twenty two state lawmakers were invited by the EFCC for interrogation because when the contractor could not supply the cars due to the differentials noticed in the prizes of the vehicles, the contractor went into an agreement with the lawmakers which saw them receiving cash instead of vehicles.
Governor Ortom said the EFCC faulted the move by the lawmakers and disclosed that the matter has already been resolved and charged the people of the State to disregard all the falsehood being peddled against some officers of his administration.
Meanwhile, Speaker, Bemue State House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi
Ikyange has called on Students not to allow themselved to be use by self
seeking politicians to further their selfish political interests.
Mr. Ikyange particularly advised students of Ushongo origin studying in institutions of higher learning in the state not to be willing tools in the hands of desperate politicians who are bent on spreading falsehood against their fellow brothers in order to score cheap popularity and to divert attention from their inadequecies and non performance in their various capcities.
According to the Ushongo representative, his attention has been drawn to plans by some desperate politicians in Kwande intermediate area to sponsor some youths under the disguise of Ushongo Students with the sole aim of spreading all forms of concocted allegations against him.
Mr. Ikyange disclosed that all the sponsors and executors behind the planned hachet move have already been identified and are been monitored, warning that machinery has already been set in motion to confront them head long with adequate measure equal to their intended action.
He called on the students to concentrate on their studies rather than play into the hands of those whom he said will not use their children, but rather those of others to cause confusion and disaffection among their elected representatives, thereby jeopardising their future as leaders of tomorrow.
The Speaker said he will not fold his hands and watch any person or group under whatever disguise tarnished his image through spononsored, baseless and unsubstantiated allegations, assuring that all legal and administrative means would be deployed to make the pepertrators of the hate campaign and peddlers of falsehood against him to bear the full consequences of their actions.
While appealing to the people of Ushongo Local Government and beyond to disregard the misinformation against him and the House, the Speaker said he has not, and will not do anything that will bring shame and disgrace to his people, both in his personal and official capacity as Speaker of the State legislature.
Mr. Ikyange particularly advised students of Ushongo origin studying in institutions of higher learning in the state not to be willing tools in the hands of desperate politicians who are bent on spreading falsehood against their fellow brothers in order to score cheap popularity and to divert attention from their inadequecies and non performance in their various capcities.
According to the Ushongo representative, his attention has been drawn to plans by some desperate politicians in Kwande intermediate area to sponsor some youths under the disguise of Ushongo Students with the sole aim of spreading all forms of concocted allegations against him.
Mr. Ikyange disclosed that all the sponsors and executors behind the planned hachet move have already been identified and are been monitored, warning that machinery has already been set in motion to confront them head long with adequate measure equal to their intended action.
He called on the students to concentrate on their studies rather than play into the hands of those whom he said will not use their children, but rather those of others to cause confusion and disaffection among their elected representatives, thereby jeopardising their future as leaders of tomorrow.
The Speaker said he will not fold his hands and watch any person or group under whatever disguise tarnished his image through spononsored, baseless and unsubstantiated allegations, assuring that all legal and administrative means would be deployed to make the pepertrators of the hate campaign and peddlers of falsehood against him to bear the full consequences of their actions.
While appealing to the people of Ushongo Local Government and beyond to disregard the misinformation against him and the House, the Speaker said he has not, and will not do anything that will bring shame and disgrace to his people, both in his personal and official capacity as Speaker of the State legislature.
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