Alleged Paris Club refund: Ortom vindicated, says Gov’s aide
Ortom
THE
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Mr. Terver Akase,
has said that the administration of Governor Samuel Ortom has been
vindicated following a statement by the Minister of Finance, Kemi
Adeosun, that the Federal Government has not disbursed $4 billion to the
36 states of the federation as refund of Paris and London Clubs over
deductions.
Akase, who spoke with newsmen in
Makurdi, yesterday, said the clarification by the Federal Government has
affirmed the fact that the Ortom administration is sincere in all its
pronouncements and actions. He stressed that the development has further
exposed the reports published by members of the opposition that the
state government had received N91 billion as it share of the refund, a
lie he said was purposefully peddled to tarnish the good image of the
present administration.
The Chief Press Secretary said now that
the people of the state have known who is telling the truth about the
Paris and London Clubs funds, they will better appreciate the sincerity
of the Samuel Ortom administration and easily detect falsehood, which he
said is a preoccupation of the Benue opposition. Akase said more
worrisome was the insinuation by a serving senator who is expected to
have known the truth, but deliberately chose to play politics with the
issue that the states had received the funds. He urged the people to
sustain the trust they have in Governor Ortom and his administration,
assuring that the governor is committed to his resolve to be
transparent, and that as soon as the expected 25% of the $181 billion
refund of over deductions on Paris and London Clubs loan gets to the
state, the people will adequately be informed.
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