Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam of certificate forgery.
Ortom's statement is in reaction to Suswam's allegations that he (Ortom) is running a corrupt and deceitful government.
According
to the Governor, Suswam forged his certificates which informed his
inability to appreciate the workings of the legislative arm of
government.
Ortom said: "It becomes
impossible to conduct local government elections because of paucity of
funds. That is what led us to the appointment of sole administrators.
"Moreover,
the provisions of the constitution allow the House of Assembly to make
laws and amend same where necessary; that is what we did.
"People
used to say that Suswam had fake and forged certificates, but I did not
believe it until now. How can he accuse my government of fraud when he
led an administration that looted our state for eight years?
"All
we are doing is in line with the provisions of the law; all those
arrested, as Suswam claimed, were people who contravened the law, most
of who were arrested with arms and are making useful statements.
Suswam
had alarmed that the Governor appointed sole administrators for the 23
local government areas of the state, which according to him is not known
in a democratic setting.
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