Former Governor of Benue State, Dr. Gabriel Suswam was yesterday a
Suswam whose summon follows last Friday’s questioning of the former Benue State Commissioner for Finance, Omadachi Oklobia, arrived the venue clad in a white kaftan, wearing the traditional black and white Tiv cap.
A source disclosed that the former Governor had stormed the commission with details and documents of financial misappropriation to the tune of N4billion which he inherited from his predecessor and former Minority leader of the Senate, Dr. George Akume.
The documents reveal that Akume had on the 27th of May, 2007 made a huge cash withdrawal of N2billion from the State treasury without appropriation and had committed same to his failed Senate Presidency bid in 2007.
Other documents tendered by Suswam also claimed that Akume had through the then Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs colluded with one Emmanuel Udende, who served as Commissioner in the ministry to loot the state treasury to the success of over N2billion, a burden which according to his account, he had consistently borne and hindered his performances in office as Governor. This case however, was said to have been under investigation by the EFCC Since 2007.
He however denied all the allegations levelled against him claiming that his administration maintained the highest level of probity and transparency in the discharge of his duties to Benue people and always available to provide answers on every area of his stewardship.
When contacted, The EFCC spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that Suswam honoured the commission’s invitation and was questioned at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
“Suswam honoured the commission’s invitation today, but I cannot confirm if he is still within the premises, I am not in the office at the moment,” Uwujaren said.
source: http://benue.com.ng/shocking-details-of-suswams-efcc-interrogation-emerge/
