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Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Islie: 1:56pm On Apr 25, 2015
There’s an ongoing cold war between Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam and the governor-elect, Samuel Ortom over the former’s plan to impose members of his cabinet on him.

This development, DAILY POST learnt started on April 14 after Ortom visited Suswam when he called to concede defeat on behalf of Tarzoor.

Sources within the party hinted that Suswam during a recent private meeting with the incoming governor 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.

The state’s Commissioner for Culture and Tourism as well as the Commissioner for education were also in the list.

However, the incoming governor immediately rejected the list, asking the governor to allow him make his own list.

Sources disclosed that following the refusal, Suswam has concluded plan to recruit over 6000 civil servants before the expiration of his tenure next month.

According to findings, these tactics by the governor were to make the ground hard for Ortom and his team to flourish.

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 recruitments into the state civil service.

Ortom while addressing party leaders at a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi recently affirmed that any new recruitment carried out by the outgoing government after he was declared winner in the April 11 governorship polls would be reversed.

According to report, the new staff, who would resume duties with effect from May 1, were said to have their appointments back dated several months to cover the debt owed by Suswam’s government.

This arrangement is not restricted to the state civil service alone as the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), has also gotten the mandate to employ an undisclosed number of staff.

http://dailypost.ng/2015/04/25/suswam-battles-ortom-over-refusal-to-retain-his-cabinet-members-governor-plans-late-minute-recruitment/

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Buonsenso: 1:58pm On Apr 25, 2015
Ortom lock Suswam in jail
but I don't believe this at all.. suswam cant be that daft to recommend names for an opposition governor elect

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by PassingShot(m): 2:00pm On Apr 25, 2015
Suswan is evil, simple.

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by LordMecuzy(m): 2:00pm On Apr 25, 2015
Ortom please Do the Needful

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by dustmalik(m): 2:00pm On Apr 25, 2015
That Suswan must be crazy, if this is true.

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Nobody: 2:17pm On Apr 25, 2015
Suswam must swim in d net of d EFCC shortly; so worry not Ortom

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by chymystique(f): 2:21pm On Apr 25, 2015
So this was the motiVe behind the "SUV Jeeps" he gifted to Ortom Few weeks ago? Hahaha... Indeed there is nothing like "free" in this planet. Mr. Ortom should better returN them.

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by ijustdey: 2:36pm On Apr 25, 2015
should an outgoing PDP governor give orders to a newly elected APC governor......




this man is just unbelievable....

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by banabest(m): 2:38pm On Apr 25, 2015
chymystique:
So this was the reasoñ behind the "SUV Jeeps"he gifted to Ortom Few weeks ago?
The man (ortom) get sense he collected the SUV sharp sharp.... Because that is part of his inheritance come may 29th....
Pls in one word describe Suswam before he Swams in river benue

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by patrickmuf(m): 2:42pm On Apr 25, 2015
Suswam should be investigated, man is evil...
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by veekid(m): 3:19pm On Apr 25, 2015
Na der two sabi
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by gsparks01(m): 3:19pm On Apr 25, 2015
these mods don high o

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by cutepaul(m): 3:19pm On Apr 25, 2015
pictures of the battle or?
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by modath(f): 3:19pm On Apr 25, 2015
banabest:

The man (ortom) get sense he collected the SUV sharp sharp.... Because that is part of his inheritance come may 29th....
Pls in one word describe Suswam before he Swams in river benue

What sense? I see Ortom as a Suswam 2.0, of all APC governors I see him not performing and probably defecting back to PDP..

That he is still fraternising with suswan gives room to suspicion cos its the same Suswan that rigged him out of PDP primaries, before he defected and got the APC ticket on a platter of gold and won the election.

Politics of bitterness is not Ideal; but he had no moral justification to collect those SUVs from a governor who is owing workers many months salaries, if he really is a progressive.

Ortom and suswan are two sides of a coin.

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by saxwizard(m): 3:19pm On Apr 25, 2015
okk
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Nobody: 3:20pm On Apr 25, 2015
i know finance ministry will be there. soroniyen!!!!!

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by phrezzz: 3:22pm On Apr 25, 2015
Haha he should leave his Comissioner for finance chai thunder! so the finance comissioner can feed his(suswam) generation
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Nobody: 3:23pm On Apr 25, 2015
How?


Stupid APC propaganda! Having won elections through the use of propaganda, they think a government can be sustained through same means.

Did Ortom not promise jobs in his campaign promises?

Are the people that Suswam will give jobs not from Benue state?

I am not a fan of the failed Suswam, but Ortom should stop raising false alarm to heat up the polity. He has won the election and should prepare for governance.

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by benuejosh: 3:23pm On Apr 25, 2015
Okobia was his personal banker when suswam was in the house of rep, when suswam became governor he made him his finance commisioner. Now, I wonder what this man feels or think of the benue populace does he think Ortom is that cheap or soft to bend? Or maybe he feels he still has benue in his grip thus he will still do whatever he feels like doin to them? Never. The ministry he wants ortom to retain those men are the most corrupt ministries in the state. Finance, works, and rural development. Ministries were I believe he gives contracts all in his name. Ortom can not and I repeat CAN NOT work for suswam, the same Ortom he frustrated and made sure he humilated him even to primaries. But then it's so illogical to me, an out going governor who could not succeed in installing just one person in public office during the just concluded elections, not even himself wants an governor elect to adhere to his choice of person in office? Never! His corrupt practices must be exposed. The same way he refused to appoint even a director when he's predecessor Sen. George Akume who was then in PDP gave him few names. Not even a deputy director who was Akume's loyalist was given a position, talk more of Ortom who is from APC. Suswam as far as am concerned at the moment has no say in politics today. Let him seat back and see how it feels having no say in what you onces played with..
LESSON: the evil men do follow after them.

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by LordMecuzy(m): 3:24pm On Apr 25, 2015
That Finance Commissioner has spent 8yrs in that position.... Na Native doctor him be?

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by idupaul: 3:25pm On Apr 25, 2015
ijustdey:
should an outgoing PDP governor give orders to a newly elected APC governor......




this man is just unbelievable....

You brain has deciphered quite well but ur heart still chooses to believe this lie of a story.. This story is a big lie

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by chynie: 3:25pm On Apr 25, 2015
Suswam u don put hand into naked wire. e go burn u oo
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Nobody: 3:26pm On Apr 25, 2015
How Nigerians contrive to vote irrational people into power is really beyond. Just can't fathom it.
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Caseless: 3:26pm On Apr 25, 2015
Haaa!

What nonsense? He wants Ortom to retain the same peolp he failed the people of the state with? I now know that pdp members are truely mad.

Ortom was not good to pick the ticket and run on the platform of pdp, but he's good to retain members of pdp that belong to the outgoing govt.


Ortom, if you slap that good for nothing suswam in this case, it is not out of place.

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by skullbaba: 3:28pm On Apr 25, 2015
A suswam that can't pay salary is now planning to recruit 6k workers. That is madness. Instead of him to retrench workers he is adding more. On the issue of comminsioners, I can't say much since the incoming governor was once a PDP but ride on the wind of change to win since suswan deny him pdp party tickets, let not forget he collected SUVs from suswam I believe both are jokers until tarzom prove otherwise, suswan is a confirmed thief. Party structure should be in the hands of the governors and president again. If Buhari can reduce corruption and enhance our electoral act Godfatherism will dissapear
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by ijustdey: 3:31pm On Apr 25, 2015
idupaul:


You brain has deciphered quite well but ur heart still chooses to believe this lie of a story.. This story is a big lie


if you're not a politicians....... you would say it isn't possible
but with the way 9ja politics is...... I can't deny the story because you need to ask what is the moral behind the 9jeeps he bought for this incoming government
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Pillars1(m): 3:34pm On Apr 25, 2015
Is Suswan an APC for giving such an order
Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by calyb247(m): 3:36pm On Apr 25, 2015
Finance comissioner? Hmmm, Wetin this Oklobia don give Suswam chop? Has been a comissioner for finance for eight years and remains one of very few commissioners who have served throughout Suswams tenure... He must either be a very loyal subject or him juju na from Ugbe... Ortom please make sure u drop Oklobia first and probe him too... Ormbaiv

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by bamite(m): 3:36pm On Apr 25, 2015
I think the decision to employ 6000 mote into the scs is necessary and its actually short of 7000 staffs as at now, but nonetheless suswam deserves to have all his property confiscated and used to pay all the owed salaries and salaries of the new staffs then thrown into kirikiri and the keys thrown into the atlantic. Buhari pls do something about this suswam, that is all i need from you.

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Re: Suswam Battles Ortom Over Refusal To Retain His Cabinet Members by Israel5(m): 3:36pm On Apr 25, 2015
20pounds:
How?


Stupid APC propaganda! Having won elections through the use of propaganda, they think a government can be sustained through same means.

Did Ortom not promise jobs in his campaign promises?

Are the people that Suswam will give jobs not from Benue state?

I am not a fan of the failed Suswam, but Ortom should stop raising false alarm to heat up the polity. He has won the election and should prepare for governance.
d punishment dat God wil lash suswam with, shld b reservd 4 u too. Moomoo!

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