2027: APC Candidate Faces Allegations of Blackmailing ALGON Over N200m Campaign Funds

…..CSOs petition Alia, ICPC, NFIU over illegal deductions from Councils

The Obidient Political Movement in Benue state has accused the senatorial candidate of the All progressive Congress (APC) Benue South, Hon Francis Ottah Agbo, the leadership of ALGON and some political jobbers in the state for conspiring to defraud the people of Benue South (9) Local Governments Councils of their allocation to illegally fund the Senate ambition of the APC candidate, Mr Agbo Francis. This follows revelation by a group that uncovered N205M in deductions from Councils for the purpose of APC campaigns for BENUE South APC candidate.

In a statement by the Obidient Political Movement signed by Theophilus Agbo and James Ode, the group accused the leadership of ALGON particularly in ZONE C for the development. “This Monies are supposed to be for the development of our people” No Local Government Council chairman receives less than N700-800M monthly but the huge sum doesn’t justify the ongoing corruption. The money is supposed to be for the people. We can not see any development despite our findings, this is quite unfortunate ” the group added.

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The group insisted that Mr Francis Ottah Agbo has been going round the 9 Local Government Councils in Benue South threatening and blackmailing Local Government Council chairmen for the release of the Money. ” He got the APC party ticket through the schemes of one Mr Ternenge Moses and Ben Omale who is the Party chairman. This is unacceptable. “They are all part of the conspiracy to harass local government chairmen for money. This must be resisted. ”

The group insisted that APC would loss the election in Benue South due to the character and attitude of so called stakeholders from the zone. ” We don’t want to believe that the governor is unaware of this fraud. ” However investigators findings prove a wider chain of illegal spending associated with local government funds in the the state. ” Every local government involved will go to jail if they allow themselves to be used by anyone ”

“The governor and ALGON leadership must come clear on this allegations ” The statement noted that the group has copied the ICPC on it’s findings and called on security agencies including the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU )to monitor Local Government funds particularly during the electioneering periods.