The 29- member Benue State
Procurement of vehicles for individuals and groups,especially members of
the Benue State House of Assembly by the Benue State Government has become a
yearly ritual. Usually, such vehicles
are given to them at workshop venues or retreat.
So, at the retreat for the Executives and the Legislators on 2012 budget
at the Obudu Cattle Ranch in Cross River State over the weekend, the lawmakers
worked out of the retreat when the Governor failed to hand them their vehicle
keys before the of the retreat. the lawmakers who headed home vowed to impeach
the Governor should he fails to give them their jeeps as it has become the
tradition.
Reacting to the incident, the Special Adviser to the Governor on media,
Dr.Cletus Akwaya described the legislator’s action as “inconsiderate” saying as
soon as the 2012 budget is passed, procurement of the vehicles will be done,and
wondered why the Assembly Members should behave the way they did.
