Former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described as bizarre, outlandish and misleading recent claim by the Benue State Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Planning that his administration operated 600 bank accounts.
Recall that the Commissioner, Michael Oglegba told journalists Tuesday in Makurdi that the previous administration operated 600 bank accounts but availed the present administration only 25 of them adding that it was for that reason that Governor Alia froze the state government’s bank accounts since taking over the leadership of the state.
“The assertion not only embodies the utmost degree of falsehood but also exposes the genuine motivations of the present state government, which are far from being characterized by honesty. “When the Ortom administration decided to implement Treasury Single Account, TSA, the government carried out a NIBSS account search in 2017. The result revealed that there were 810 accounts since the inception of Benue State. These accounts were for the state and local governments, including government ministries, departments and agencies, hospitals, projects, and other programmes initiated by previous governments.
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