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EFCC scare: Suswam, commissioner allegedly set to flee Nigeria

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Indications emerged Friday morning that the emergence of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the APC has set many political players in the Benue enclave panicking.

In fact, city wags claim that the number one man in the state as well as his finance commissioner are set to flee the country before Buhari, whose detest for corruption is very loud is sworn in and the next president.

BLXG reports that the commissioner has since February refused to sign cheques for the withdrawal of monies for the state governor which was his erstwhile task. It was revealed that since 2007 Oklobia was signing cheques and withdrawing cash which was delivered to Suswam in cash at the government house.

According to findings Oklobia who is a grade level 10 staff of the budget office Abuja has financially equipped himself in the range of millions, acquiring fleet of choice cars parked in his No 17 Missisipi Street residence Abuja, choice property around the nation,  and is already working modalities to travel abroad under the guise of medical exigencies.

To worsen his fate is the adjournment of the suit instituted by Bar. Emmanuel Jime against Ortom till after the elections as his hope of finding succour in a Jime led government has hit the rocks.

Oklobia who is Jime’s brother – in-law is been playing a significant role in the legal tussle even as he did during Jime’s days of aspiration. This was with the hope that his younger sister being Jime’s wife will provide  for him and his boss, a soft landing.

Oklobia is however not alone in his plot to flee the state as his boss Governor Gabriel Suswam,  has already employed the services of an Abuja based, travel agency owned by a Sankera man from Ukum local government,  to process his holiday trip to a country in South America.

According to findings,  Suswam whose aides have since Tuesday been trying to sell the idea of a court case over his loss to Sen.  Barnabas Gemade,  is however not avers to the idea as he is aware of the futility of such an action which may delay his exit and put him at the mercy of the EFCC who have been giving him sleepless nights.

 It is based on this that watchers believe that there might be an early handover as Suswam may decide to hand over to the speaker of the state house of assembly who will in turn perform the May 29th ceremony.
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