Samuel Ortom, the former governor of Benue State, is being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the moment.
Our correspondent learned that the anti-graft organization invited the former governor to be questioned about his management.
However, at precisely 10:08 in the morning, Ortom drove into the agency's Makurdi zonal office on Alor Gordon Street in the state capital.
He entered the structure immediately.
Terver Akase, the former governor's media assistant, and Abraham Kwanhgu, the principal special assistant on special duties, were seen with him.
When this report was filed at 11:25 a.m., he had not left the premises.
Daily Trust had reported that Ortom gave the Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia administration a debt profile worth N187.7 billion.
At a brief ceremony in Makurdi's old banquet hall, Ortom told Alia that the three volumes of handover notes were a summary of his eight years in office.
The governor explained that the state's total income during his eight years in office was N734.9 billion as of April 2023, and the state's total debt during that time was N187.7 billion, including unpaid salary, pension arrears, loans, and bonds, among other things.
Additionally, he informed his successor of a N97.716 billion debt swap/reduction arrangement between the state and the Federal Government.
After discount, Ortom explained that the negotiated debt swap would be reduced to N45.2 billion with an expected inflow of N48 billion, lowering the state's total debt profile.
He also said that his administration had already received approval for a N41 billion loan and a N20 billion facility from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and he urged the Alia administration to demand that the money be released once they were sworn in.
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