Benue Govt Inaugurates Committee To Recover Looted Assets

The Benue State government has inaugurated two committees to recover all looted government properties by the immediate past administration.

The chief press secretary to the governor who disclosed this in a statement said the state Governor, Rev. Fr.  Hyacinth Alia who inaugurated the committees gave their names as Assets Recovery and Benue State University (BSU) facts finding committees

According to him, “One of the committees is to work at the state level, and at the local government levels

Governor Alia through his chief press secretary, had a few days ago decried the looting of government houses by the immediate past governor, Samuel Ortom led administration.

 He said “The PDP looted government house to a point that the new government under him met no single car or truck in government house. The governor’s visits to agencies and parastatals have uncovered the highest level of rot ever witnessed in the history of Benue State”.

The CPS said the committees, among other things are mandated to ascertain all assets of the government including lands, vehicles, houses, furniture and other machinery.

He disclosed that both committees will have representatives from the Department of State Security, the Police, Military and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

 He gave the members  of the assets recovery committee which is headed by former permanent secretary, Hingah Biem, to include, former Attorney General of the State, Barr. Joe Abaagu, former Vandelkya LG council chairman, Dennis Akura, Ioryue Yajir, Peter Egbodo, Joseph Ojob, Jonathan Modi, Shaageer Matins, Yuhe Jerome, Tom Uja and Tombuwua Terlumun as member/secretary

Those saddled with the responsibility at the local government includes, Jude Tyo, Aondowase Apera, Kwaghgba Amande, Richard Dzungweve, Anthony Sende, Olofu Ogwuche, Terver Kachina, and Nick Eworo as member/ secretary.

In the same vein, the governor also inaugurated a fact-finding committee for the Benue State University (BSU) headed by Paul Biam, with other members as Jacob Ajene, Terkimbi Ikyange, Prof. Eugene Alyegbe and Agbo Ochekpe as member/secretary