No fewer than 30 vehicles and Hilux vans have been recovered from officials of the immediate past governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom.
Recall that the incumbent Governor Hyacinth Alia, in June, set up Assets Recovery Committee chaired by Hingah Biem, to trace and recover all moveable and immovable assets from officials of the past administration..
The committee’s primary objective was to conduct a thorough assessment of all government assets, including lands, vehicles, houses, furniture, and machinery, to initiate their recovery.
The committee executed its mission on Tuesday July 11, 2023, by descending upon the automobile workshop situated along the Makurdi/Otukpo road where they proceeded to seize the vehicles.
Biem addressed journalists Tuesday night after CHANNELS TELEVISION trailed the process of removing the vehicles from the London line auto-mechanic workshop allegedly owned by one of Ortom’s associates.
The official said other locations have been identified as the recovery process is still ongoing.
Reacting to the development, Ortom, through his media aide, Terver Akase, said that the Alia administration is persecuting him and all known associates.
