Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom says his successor, Governor Hyacinth Alia, cancelled advantages supplied for former governors below state legislation.
Ortom made the disclosure throughout an interview with Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, the place he spoke concerning the entitlements connected to the workplace after leaving authorities.
According to Ortom, the advantages included the availability of a residence in Abuja or one other location of his alternative, in addition to funding for annual medical examinations.
He mentioned the provisions have been contained in laws handed by the Benue State House of Assembly however have been not accessible to him below the present administration.
“He cancelled it. There is no financial entitlement,” Ortom mentioned.
The former governor additionally disclosed that the month-to-month wage of a serving governor was under N600,000, including that the quantity was the identical no matter who occupied the workplace.
Ortom mentioned he was additionally purported to obtain a home after leaving workplace however famous that he nonetheless lives within the Games Village space of Abuja.
He mentioned he had lived within the residence since 2008, when he served because the nationwide auditor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“Well, I was expected to be provided with a house. As you can see, I am staying here in my Games Village residence. Which former governor is living in the Games Village?” he mentioned.
Ortom questioned why different former governors had allegedly benefited from the provisions whereas he remained in the identical residence he occupied earlier than changing into governor.
He added that a number of people had tried to problem his continued keep within the Games Village property since he moved there.
Ortom ruled Benue State from 2015 to 2023 below the PDP earlier than handing over to Alia, who received the governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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