The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said he is not being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). Ortom made this known while reacting to media reports that he used proxies to ferry the cash out of three banks to unknown beneficiaries believed to be close to him. In the statement by his Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Tahav Agerzua, he said: “Checks at the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs where an alleged N929,903,967.00 was stolen by two persons revealed the following: Mr. Festus Andoor is the cashier of the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs who has the mandate to make withdrawals from the Joint Allocation Account Committee’s Bank account as approved by the 23 local government chairmen at JAAC meetings. These approvals include disbursement of funds to tackle security challenges especially herdsmen’s attacks in the 23 local government areas in recent times as well as other emergencies such as the burial of the late Tor Tiv Orchivirigh Dr Alfred Akawe Torkula.”
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