EFCC Nabs Benue PDP Guber Campaign DG With Cash
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly picked up the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign council, Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa for being in possession of a N100,000 cash
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, who spoke about the incident shortly after voting in his Gbajimba home town in Guma Local Government Area, said Tyokyaa was apprehended by the anti-graft agency who found the cash in his possession.
He said in a chat with journalists thus; “I received report from the DG of our campaign that he had been arrested this morning by EFCC for having N100,000 on him.
“What is that? Are they the agent of destabilisation? It is a shame. Why should they pick up somebody because of N100,000? I want to tell the EFCC to release him immediately.”
Clearly expressing his anger at the development, Governor Ortom further said; “I have more than N100,000 on me but I’m not buying votes and he was not buying votes. This playing to the gallery must stop forthwith.”
However, the anti-graft Agency was yet to officially issue a statement on the incident before this report went to press.
But sources close to the Commission said Mr Tyokyaa was only brought in for questioning on the cash found in his possession and would soon be released after interrogation.
