Ortom rejects Benue probe report over alleged ₦139.8bn gap (opens original article in a new tab)

Former Governor Samuel Ortom rejected a Benue State financial inquiry report alleging a ₦139.8 billion discrepancy, calling it politically motivated and legally flawed.

• Former Governor Samuel Ortom rejected the Benue State Income and Expenditure Commission of Inquiry report alleging a ₦139.8 billion financial discrepancy.
• The commission, chaired by retired Justice Jubril Idrisu, found a ₦139.8 billion unaccounted balance in state finances between 2015 and 2023.
• Ortom called the inquiry 'fundamentally flawed, legally challenged and politically motivated,' and questioned its legitimacy.