The Nation Newspaper Ortom operates 600 banks accounts, Benue govt alleges
The state commissioner for Finance and Budget Planning, Michael Oglegba, disclosed this on Thursday, October 19, when the state Correspondents’ Chapel members paid him a courtesy call in Makurdi.
He said: “When we came in, we asked for the accounts and bank statements and we were presented with about 25 bank accounts. A causal look at the Nigerian Inter Bank System showed that Benue Government has more than 600 accounts.Oglegba also said that the State wage bill has drastically reduced following the ongoing audits adding that the process was still ongoing and new figures would be announced when completed.
He added: he debts own by the State itself was in excess of N200bn. This includes local and foreign debts. However, the LGAs also have their own debts, unpaid salaries, pensions, gratuities and local contractors that made up the other N150bn. He said there were ongoing construction of 16 township roads within the State Capital, lightening of Streets, rehabilitation and remodeling of State Assembly Complex, renovation of State Secretariat among others.He said all contractors handling government projects in the State were also paid without collecting any loan.
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