Tag: Gov Alia

Benue Group Raises Alarm Over Alleged Sale of State Assets, Calls for Legislative Intervention ….. Demands Investigation into Zenith Bank, Dangote Cement Shares

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A pro-transparency group, Benue Good Governance Crusaders, has called on the Benue State House of Assembly to stop Governor Hyacinth Alia from allegedly taking over the state’s shares in Dangote Cement and to investigate the sale of other government-owned assets.   The group, in a statement issued on Monday and signed by its President, Felix Atetan, and Secretary, Peter Ameh, alleged that the governor had already sold Benue’s shares in Zenith Bank Plc and other companies worth N12 billion. They claimed he is now attempting to take over the Benue…

Again, Group petitions EFCC, says Gov Alia Govt mismanaged N66bn Benue funds in 4 months

Emporium Reporters

A pro-democracy group known as Concerned Citizens of Benue for Good Governance has sent a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to begin investigation of Governor Hyacinth Alia and his officials over money laundering, diversion of public funds to the tune of N66 billion and abuse of office. It is the second petition bordering on embezzlement of public funds that has gone to EFCC against the government of Alia in less than one week. An international reputation lawyers’ group, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), had earlier written…

Benue PDP asks EFCC to investigate, prosecute Officials accused of Corruption

Emporium Reporters

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has called on the anti-corruption agencies in the country such as EFCC, ICPC and DSS to ensure that officials of the Benue State government who have been fingered in the alleged embezzlement of local government funds are brought to justice.   The PDP which made the call in a statement signed by its state Publicity Secretary, Chief Bemgba Iortyom, described as unacceptable, reports of mismanagement of taxpayers’ monies by the Governor Hyacinth Alia administration in which N20 billion out of N50 billion…