Okpokwu Local Govt Chairman ,Juliana Obeta Suspended By Council Legislature Over SURE-P Funds.

There are reports that the  Okpokwu local government Council boss, Miss Juliana Obeta, has been suspended indefinitely by the Local Government Legislative House for alleged financial misappropriation.
The suspension of Miss Obeta was coming barely three months to the exit of the local government chairmen in the state.

The Okpokwu Legislative Council in a letter addressed to the Benue state House of Assembly and read on the floor of the House last week by the Deputy Speaker, announced Obeta’s suspension and called for investigation into her 20-month tenure as chairman of the local government council.
Obeta was accused of absenteeism, embezzlement of SURE-P funds, executive rascality, misappropriation of internally generated revenue, abysmal performance, incessant foreign trips, non compliance with budgetary procedures, award of contracts to personal companies and cronies and other allegations.


The local legislators also accused the Opkokwu Council chair of blatantly refusing to the present to them statement of council's finances despite several attempts to that effect.
The letter which is signed by the Clerk of the House, James Onoja and Majority Leader, Sunday Ochigbo as well as members present further accused Mrs. Obeta of contravening several sections of he Benue state local government rule including Section 60.
 
But the Benue State House of Assembly in sitting which was presided over by the Deputy Speaker Steven Omenje, however directed its committee on Local Government, Security and Chieftaincy Affairs to investigate the allegations made against the chairman Juliana Obeta and report back to it in two weeks.

I even heard since she is not married,her Mum is like the First Lady for the Local government,that her mum is in charge of the allocations made for the Office of the First Lady.
hmmmm.anyway lets wait and see how it plays out.