No less than 21 out of the 31 members of the Benue State House of
Assembly have been placed under watch by operatives of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to reliable sources, the members, including principal
officers, were recently interrogated by the EFCC, in Abuja, over alleged
N750 million messy car deal handled by the Deputy Speaker, James Okefe.
Consequently, the lawmakers have shunned their offices and abandoned their legislative responsibilities.
It is also reported that about 15 bills and motions are hanging in
the balance as a result of their absence. Amongst them are bills for
prohibition of open grazing and establishment of ranches, fiscal
responsibility, private-public partnership and public procurement.
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