A committee set up by Plateau state governor
Simon Lalong to recover government vehicles from
past government officials have indicted the
immediate past governor Jonah Jang, his wife Ngo
Talatu Jang and their aids of illegally hoarding
government vehicles.
The committee which was chaired by a former
secretary to the state government Mr. Ezekiel
Gomos said it has found out that the ex-governor
and his wife are illegally in possession of 15
government vehicles.
The committee made its finding known while
submitting its report to the state government in
government house Jos Tuesday.
According to the committee, “the former governor
and his wife were entitled to nine vehicles as
approved by the state executive council, but
government house records revealed that the former
governor went away with 24 vehicles instead of 9.
Mr. Gomos said, “The extra 15 vehicles contravene
state’s policy put in place by the former Governor.
And when contacted, the former governor refused to
return the 15 vehicles in his possession.
“We discovered that an atmosphere was created to
give the impression that government vehicles were
part of the entitlements of anyone working with the
governor upon exit of office.
“This wrong belief encourages all manners of
persons including personal aids and domestic helps
go away with such vehicles. This was accentuated
by the rash of approvals given by the former
governor to such aides immediately it was clear
that a new administration was coming into office.
Gomos further explained that the committee found
that vehicles hoarded based on state council
approval were 191 while vehicles hoarded based on
the former governor’s executive fiat was 32 and
vehicles taken away illegally without approval of the
executive council were 24.
Gomos however said the committee had recovered
30 vehicles while 28 former officers had refused to
return their vehicles on the grounds that they were
approved from the former governor, a decision he
says contravenes the state council decision.
The committee recommended that all appropriate
court actions be taken by the state government to
recover the vehicles.
While receiving the committee report on behalf of
Governor Lalong, Secretary to the state government,
Rufus Bature said, “Government wish to commend
the committee for a job well done, we also want to
assure the committee that their efforts in producing
the report will not be in vain.
The SSG also assured people of the state that the
APC led government will never allow those who
looted government properties go scot free.
However, ex-gov Jang was not available for
response, he was said to have travelled out of the
country. But his media aid, Chris Gyang simply
described the committee report as a product of
hatred and blackmail.
He said, “It has become clear to us that the APC
government have hatred for Senator Jang and are
bent on doing anything to blackmail him. Senator
Jang is out of the country at the moment; I will
consult him and respond appropriately to the
allegations in due course".

Source:thenationonlineng.net/jang-wife-others-indicted-for-hoarding-govt-vehicles/

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