Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom says his successor, Governor Hyacinth Alia, cancelled advantages supplied for former governors underneath state regulation.
Ortom made the disclosure all through an interview with Channels Tv’s Political Paradigm, the place he spoke concerning the entitlements connected to the workplace after leaving executive.
Consistent with Ortom, the advantages incorporated the supply of a place of abode in Abuja or every other location of his selection, in addition to investment for annual clinical examinations.
He mentioned the provisions have been contained in law handed by way of the Benue State Space of Meeting however have been not to be had to him underneath the present management.
“He cancelled it. There’s no monetary entitlement,” Ortom mentioned.
The previous governor additionally disclosed that the per 30 days wage of a serving governor used to be underneath N600,000, including that the volume used to be the similar without reference to who occupied the workplace.
Ortom mentioned he used to be additionally intended to obtain a space after leaving workplace however famous that he nonetheless lives within the Video games Village space of Abuja.
He mentioned he had lived within the place of abode since 2008, when he served because the nationwide auditor of the Peoples Democratic Birthday celebration (PDP).
“Smartly, I used to be anticipated to be supplied with a space. As you’ll see, I’m staying right here in my Video games Village place of abode. Which former governor resides within the Video games Village?” he mentioned.
Ortom puzzled why different former governors had allegedly benefited from the provisions whilst he remained in the similar place of abode he occupied sooner than turning into governor.
He added that a number of folks had tried to problem his persisted keep within the Video games Village belongings since he moved there.
Ortom ruled Benue State from 2015 to 2023 underneath the PDP sooner than turning in to Alia, who received the governorship election at the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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