I Can't Believe This,So Suswam Asked Ortom To Retain Some Of His Commissioners?

Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam is reportedly making efforts to  impose members of his cabinet on the state’s Governor-elect, Samuel Ortom.

According to Daily Post it all started on April 14 after Ortom visited Suswam when he called to concede defeat on behalf of Tarzoor.

Sources within the party said the governor during a recent private meeting with Ortom submitted some names of persons in his cabinet he should retain once he assumes offices.

Among those listed were: the state Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia, Solomon Agidani of the Ministry of Works and Transports and Joseph Tarkaa of the Ministry of Rural Development and Cooperatives.

However, the incoming governor immediately rejected the list, asking the governor to allow him make his own list.As payback, Suswam has concluded plan to recruit over 6000 civil servants before the expiration of his tenure next month.

These tactics by the governor were to make governance difficult for Ortom when he resumes as the state’s chief executive. Suswam is currently owing public servants salaries of over 6 months and pensions that have accrued to over 11 months.

In a quick reaction, Ortom strongly warned the outgoing administration against any last minute recruitment into the state civil service.

Ortom while addressing party leaders at a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi recently warned the outgoing administration against any last minute recruitment into the state civil service threatening that any new  recruitment carried out by the outgoing government after he was declared winner in the April 11 governorship polls would be reversed.

Source Naij.com,Daily Post.