Perm Sec Govt House Makurdi Denies Any Form Of Looting In GovernmentHouse Makurdi.

Permanent Secretary of the Government House, Mr Eugene Ivase, has denied news been circulated in Makurdi that there was large scale looting by former Gov Gabriel Suswam. 

In a chat with National Mirror, Mr. Ivase contended that as far as he is concerned, he was not aware of any looting that took place particularly in his place of domicile.

He maintained that before the departure of the last administration, both the former Governor Gabriel Suswam and new Governor Samuel Ortom met for inspection of the Government House and stock inventory taken and issues of concern were raised and resolved by both parties.

He however emphasised that when people make unsubstantiated allegations, sometimes one starts to wonder where the information is coming from. He said that as far as he was concerned, no form of looting took place in the government House.

He further stressed that former Governor Suswam was in the National Assembly for eight years and when he resumed in 2007, some of his aides, particularly cooks, were brought from there and as soon as his tenure terminated, they also left with him.

Ivase said: “Therefore, without mincing words, I will categorically inform you that these people who were brought elsewhere also took back their personal effects and in that wise, one cannot quantify it to looting.”

He recalled that “as the last administration wound up, there was this reported case of thievery of utensils at the liaison guest house and we swung into action with a view to verify the claims and after careful scrutiny it was discovered that the information was not correct.