Samuel Ortom, former governor of Benue state, says Hyacinth Alia, his successor, cancelled his entitlements, including provisions for a house and annual medical checks.
Ortom spoke in an interview with Channels Television’s
Political Paradigm where he discussed the benefits he was entitled to as an
ex-governor.
He said the state government denied him the entitlements
provided for under the law as enacted by the Benue state house of assembly.
Ortom added that his monthly salary was less than N600,000,
adding that it was no different from what other governors earned.
“He cancelled it. There is no financial entitlement,” Ortom
said.
“When he came, nothing. The law that was enacted by the
house of assembly, you take your salary. The salary of a governor, I think, is
little.
“My salary cannot be different from any other governor. The
salary of a governor is less than 600,000 a month.”
The ex-governor also said he is entitled to a house in Abuja
or any other part of the country of his choice.
He said he is still living in Games Village, Abuja, where he
has resided since 2008, when he served as the national auditor of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
“Well, I was supposed to be provided with a house. You have
seen me here in my Games Village house. Which ex-governor is living in Games
Village? The whole of this country, in Abuja here, which governor is living in
Games Village?” he said.
“You have seen me here. I’ve been here since 2008, when I
was national auditor of PDP. How many people have remained here? Many people
have come here to challenge me.”
Ortom said the arrangement was for him to receive a house in
Abuja or any other location of his choosing.
He added that the benefits also included annual medical
check-up at a hospital of his choice, either in Nigeria or abroad, with the
cost covered by the state government.
“I’m telling you what was obtainable,” he said.
“I was supposed to have a free medical check every year, in
any place of my choice. Whether in Nigeria or outside the country. Paid by the
state government.”
Ortom, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was
Benue governor from 2015 to 2023. Alia, his successor, belongs to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
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