Former Governor of Benue state, Chief Samuel Ortom has welcomed the decision of his successor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia to probe his actions and decisions while in government saying the resolve would help the Governor get a full grasp of the facts on the ground and end his ongoing media trial by the government
The ex-governor also advised his successor to dedicate time to reading the handover notes he presented to him to discover that he had been receiving wrong impressions on several issues that he inherited from his government.
This was contained in a statement issued Friday in Makurdi by the Media Aide of the former Governor, Mr. Terver Akase in response to an earlier statement credited to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Tersoo Kula.
Akase in the statement said: “We read a statement credited to Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State in which he made known his decision to probe the decisions and actions of the immediate past administration.
“Governor Alia whose Chief Press Secretary conveyed his intention to the media listed the proposed cargo airport as well as the state’s liaison offices in Abuja and Lagos which the report read that “Ortom’s administration had allegedly leased out the state’s liaison offices in Lagos at N10 million for 15 years, while the one in Abuja was sold out…”
“We consider Governor Alia’s decision as a welcome development as it will enable him to get the facts and perhaps see no reason for the unending media trial of his predecessor, Chief Samuel Ortom.
“The assertion that the state liaison offices were leased suggests that the current government is conflating and confusing liaison offices with Benue Plazas.
“The liaison buildings are administrative offices which were established in Kaduna, Abuja and Lagos alongside the Plazas which were created for commercial purposes and made tenantable to generate revenue for the state.
