PDP praise Ortom for honouring EFCC's invitation

 By: News Peddlers 

Samuel Ortom [Photo credit: SaharaReporters] 

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chapter in Benue State applauded Chief Samuel Ortom on Tuesday for accepting the invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC.

The EFCC facility in Makurdi, the state capital, is where the former governor was on Tuesday in response to allegations of embezzlement of public funds.

Before being released, Ortom reportedly spent about 11 hours being interrogated by agents of the anti-graft organization.

In a statement released in response, the PDP praised Ortom, saying the former governor's action proves he has nothing to hide in his closet.

The statement reads partly, “The former governor’s action also depicts him as a man of his word as it fulfils promises he made while in office that at the end of his tenure, he will be willing to give an open account of all that he did in execution of the mandate vested in him as governor by the Benue electorate.

“PDP notes that while this won’t be the first time a former governor will be answering questions before the anti-graft body, Ortom’s case is remarkably distinct for the lack of rancour and acrimony which usually attend such appearances.

“The party is satisfied that Ex-Governor Ortom’s conduct is a clear reflection of his having no skeletons in his cupboard, which he should be running away from, as ‘only the guilty usually are afraid.”