Nigeria: Account for state, LG funds, Ortom slams Gov Alia

Former Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has called on his successor, Hyacinth Alia, to account for state and local government funds.

Ortom’s request comes after Alia claimed to have increased local government security votes from N1 million to N10 million monthly.

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Ortom made the request through his media aide, Terver Akase in a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Tuesday.

The former governor was reacting to the…