Nigerian Concord Newspaper
The senator representing Benue Northwest and leader of the Benue state National Assembly Caucus, Titus Zam has been accused of sponsoring a damaging newspaper report about the debt profile of the state.
The senator according to Benue Facts Finders in a press statement by its Coordinator, Comrade Sango Moses paid a whooping N25M million Naira to the online newspaper (Not this newspaper) to inflate the debt profile of the state to 122B.
The online newspaper was also tasked by the senator who is apparently working on the order of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume to publish other allegations that the state governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia had spent N706 million on Honorariums.
According to Benue Facts Finders in the statement , a copy which was obtained by this newspaper, Senator Zam who is the one leading the “so-called Benue APC stakeholders” fight against Governor Hyacinth Alia over who controls the structure of the party in the state between the governor and Senator George Akume few days ago met with some online publishers, convened the SGF’s message to them and then paid them N25 million each to sponsor damaging report about the governor.
The group however advised members of the public not to take the said report serious as it was full of lies aimed at tarnishing the image of Governor Alia and members of his administration.
The group also urged the sponsors of the “fake” story to come out openly without hiding under any Online Journal and present proofs that the governor had borrowed any loan since he assumed duties.
Benue Facts Finders also challenged Senator Titus Zam and other members of the Senator George Akume political family to bring proofs that a whooping N706 million has been wasted by the Governor on Honorariums.
However, the group warned Senator Titus Zam and the “so-called Benue APC stakeholders” to desist from their blackmails, nothing that such blackmail won’t work in Benue state again.
Furthermore, the group advised Senator George Akume to start preparing his defence to an allegation that he bribes the judges handling the local government elections petitions with $1m.