Veteran singer and actor, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has berated the former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom for having over 30 cars in his garage. Charley Boy expressed disappointment with the immediate past Governor over the discovery and impoundment of government vehicles in his garage by the Assets Recovery Committee of the current administration.
Veteran singer and actor, Charley Boy Charly Boy said he used to like Ortom because of his criticisms of former president Muhammadu Buhari but not anymore. He said he wasn’t aware that Ortom was worst than Buhari. In a tweet on Thursday, Charly Boy wrote, “See as Ortom go fall my hand. “How come dem discover over 30 cars for ur garage, wetin you dey take am do.
Na only u alone wan ride 30cars, una don craze be dat. “Before I bin like U small as u dey follow us tackle Buhari, I no know say u fk up pass. “I hope all the salaries U dey owe, say u pay before u leave. “Kai, U no just try at all.” Recall that the Asset Recovery Committee set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Tuesday, raided an automobile shop owned by former Governor, Samuel Ortom, in Makurdi, the state capital. Some vehicles were seized during the operation as the committee reportedly used towing vans to pull out some vehicles after attempts to drive them away failed. The PDP State Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, described the committee’s outing as “a shameful showing of naked tyranny and impunity.” “Earlier today, thugs accompanied by security agents purporting to be on an assets recovery mission, raided a private automobile workshop owned by the former governor’s business concern, Oracle Nig. Ltd., carting away motor vehicles at the premises of the workshop.” “Staff of the workshop have confirmed to PDP that the vehicles, of a yet-to-be-ascertained number, were those brought there for repairs by private owners and are not in any way from a public source. “PDP notes that this is yet another manifestation of disregard for the rule of law by the Benue State Governor, considering there is a subsisting court order barring his government from tampering with the assets of the former governor, specifically motor vehicles.”
Former governor of Benue State, Samuel OrtomRecall that Hyacinth Alia, Benue governor who won the 2023 governorship election in the state under the All Progressives Congress, APC, had accused Ortom’s administration of looting, alleging that he “met no single car or truck in the government house”. Reacting to Hyacinth Alia’s statement, Akase said “In his latest outing, the governor has accused his predecessor of carrying out recruitment into the civil service without due process; handing to him an empty treasury and looting government vehicles, among several other unfounded accusations,” Akase said. “The present administration may wish to be informed that it was the decision of the Benue state executive council that government officials, including the governor and his deputy, be given waivers to enable them to go with the official vehicles allocated to them. “Governor Ortom, therefore, did nothing unlawful by leaving office with the official vehicles allocated to him. “It is a tradition that an outgoing governor leaves with vehicles given to him. Perhaps we should add that the Ortom administration offered to buy vehicles for the incoming government but the present governor declined, saying that he would prefer to buy vehicles for his administration after the inauguration.” On the issue of sacked appointees and workers, Akase said Ortom’s government followed due process in recruiting the workers. “While we won’t go into a war of words with the governor despite the media trial, it is pertinent to clarify that the Ortom administration followed due process in recruiting the workers whom the present government sacked a few days ago,” he said. “Vacancies were duly advertised in national newspapers and those who applied for the jobs were properly interviewed/screened and the successful ones were given appointment letters as required by civil service rules. 
