The Benue State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the request of the state Governor, Samuel Ortom, to borrow N10bn.

The resolution followed a request by the governor to enable him to pay salary arrears of state government workers, which he inherited from his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam, and also attend to other pressing state matters.

A member of the Assembly, Joseph Ojobo of the Peoples Democratic Party, moved the motion for the approval of the loan and was seconded by Ianna Jato also of the PDP.

The Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange, commended the members for their contributions to the loan debate.

Speaking with journalists after the session, Bem Mngutyo of the All Progressives Congress, representing Tarka State Constituency, said the decision was to enable the government to perform its statutory functions.

“Ours is to see how the government can move forward. The state is in a precarious situation, where salaries are not paid,” the former Benue State Nigerian Union of Journalists chairman noted.

“Even if borrowing is not the best approach, it is pertinent to know that the best thing to do now is to borrow. Perhaps, we can step up ways of our Internally Generated Revenue because our situation seems to be worse than states that were created after Benue.”http://www.punchng.com/news/ortom-gets-benue-assemblys-nod-to-borrow-n10bn/

Some states are doing the needful others are waiting for a bailout. A bailout from what fund?

WIKE has shown them the way.

The Governor has no option after former Governor Suswan of the PDP left the state indebted. Benue, the Food Basket of the Nation, shall rise again.

God bless the President.

OrlandoOwoh:
The Governor has no option after former Governor Suswan of the PDP left the state indebted. Benue, the Food Basket of the Nation, shall rise again.

God bless the President.

Ameachi left an empty treasury in Rivers state but APC criticised Wike for taking this same step to resuscitate the State. Hypocrisy is not good.

OrlandoOwoh:
The Governor has no option after former Governor Suswan of the PDP left the state indebted. Benue, the Food Basket of the Nation, shall rise again.

God bless the President.

Hypocrite! You criticised Wike last week for requesting for loan.

Agwoden:

Ameachi left an empty treasury in Rivers state but APC criticise Wike for taking this same step to resuscitate the State. Hypocrisy is not good.

Amaechi said he left 7 billion which, to the best of my knowledge, Wike has not dismissed. How about the over 100 billion paid into the account of the RVSG on May 28? Wike remains the first governor in this dismensation to borrow.

God bless Muhammadu Buhari, the Ogbuagu I of Aba (Ngwaland).

Criminal governor. Rubber stamp Assembly

barcanista:
Criminal governor. Rubber stamp Assembly

Shut up your smelling mouth, m.oronic hypocrite. Did you insult Wike when he took loan few weeks ago. Only God knows how you sleep at night with your devilish ways. Hypocrite

OrlandoOwoh:
The Governor has no option after former Governor Suswan of the PDP left the state indebted. Benue, the Food Basket of the Nation, shall rise again.

God bless the President.

And when your aregbesse Rauf Odenni leaves office with over 400bn naira debt and climbing who are we to blame?


I expect you never to post on other states financial situation since your state is in serious financial quagmire occasioned by Rauf's senseless and wicked borrowing

PPAngel:



And when your aregbesse Rauf Odenni leaves office with over 400bn naira debt and climbing who are we to blame?


I expect you never to post on other states financial situation since your state is in serious financial quagmire occasioned by Rauf's senseless and wicked borrowing

Say something else. Aregbeshola has upto 3 years and 4 months to spend. Mind you, his election was upheld upto the Supreme Court.

barcanista:
Criminal governor. Rubber stamp Assembly

. . . . . . . . . .minion, one of the frequent moments when your head is in a toilet bowl . . . . . . . . . . . .goon, the governor met a 90bn naira debt inherited from PDP's Suswam . . . . . . . . . . .underling, seeing that workers have not been paid for months, what do you expect him to do? . . . . . . . . . . .imp, for an agrarian state like Benue, owing civil servants for more than 7 months is hell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lackey, he has been governor for 2 weeks+ and he met an empty treasury . . . . . . . . . . . . .cretin, the total salary debt of 7 months+ owed by Suswam is 12bn, he is borrowing 10bn to offset atleast 4 months

barcanista:
Criminal governor. Rubber stamp Assembly

The man just became a Governor in less than a month, you are calling him a criminal. Why? This is the same man Jonathan used glowing words to describe when he was to be made a minister. Fear God o.

God bless the President.

OrlandoOwoh:

Say something else. Aregbeshola has upto 3 years and 4 months to spend. Mind you, his election was upheld upto the Supreme Court.

Nobody is denying the fact that Osun people voted for aregberascal.

I am happy he will remain your governor for the next 3 yrs further plunging you into deep debt and poverty

Alright

Eyah,APC e warriors will do alot of defending in tthi......Una dooh