Benue PDP caucus visits Ortom over impounded vehicles
The Peoples Democratic Party, Caucus in the Benue State House of Assembly on Wednesday visited the former Governor of the state, Samuel Ortom, to show their support for him following the impoundment of his vehicles by the Assets Recovery Committee of the current administration.
The committee which was set up by the incumbent governor to recover all stolen assets belonging to the state, had on Tuesday recovered several exotic cars.
The incident has generated criticism and controversy as Ortom denied ownership of some of the vehicles, alleging that the incumbent administration is witch-haunting him.
The leader of the Caucus and member representing Adoka-Ugboju State Constituency, Michael Audu, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, during the meeting, slammed the action of the Alia administration, describing it as unwarranted persecution of the former Governor.
Condemning the action of the incumbent Governor, Audu stressed that the assault on Ortom was unacceptable, illegal and should be condemned by all people of good conscience.
“Your Excellency, we are here to reaffirm our loyalty to you as our leader. Any attack on you is an attack on all of us PDP members in the State Assembly, and we will not fold our arms to watch this impunity continue”, he stated.
The state lawmakers, however, urged Governor Alia to restrain his team from further harassment of the former Governor, saying the matter should be left for the court to decide.
Ortom, the immediate past Governor of the state, in his reaction, expressed gratitude to the PDP Assembly Caucus for their solidarity and encouraged them to sustain the spirit of oneness and their commitment to the party
He maintained that he was not the first Governor to leave office with vehicles allocated to him after the State Executive Council had given approval for him to do so.
