John Charles, MakurdiBenue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said he is in government not to enrich himself, saying, he was already a billionaire before he became a governor. Senator Akume had accused Ortom of using his office to enrich himself. Akume had said, “Today, there is one governor in the North-Central Nigeria, (a veiled reference to Ortom) who is richer than Buhari and has more money than Buhari in just three-and-a-half years of being a governor. Ortom said, “The truth of the matter is that Akume cannot hold me responsible for not being able to provide jobs; I was a billionaire before I became governor. The governor accused Akume of arming people and playing on the sensibility of President Muhammadu Buhari to allow him use security agencies for the coming elections.

Source: Punch February 07, 2019 23:15 UTC