By Onukak Wisdom
The Governor Of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth lormem Alia, has ordered the immediate suspension of Justice, Barr. Bemsen Mnyim as the State Attorney General.
Governor Alia, gave the directive during a Government House press conference shortly after the Benue State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
The suspension was necessitated following the attorney general decision to join the state in a suit challenging the legality of anti-graft agencies, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).
According to the Governor, his administration will not allow members of his executives to challange the watchdog functions of the Anti-graft Agency.
He Said “No appointee is permitted to act unilaterally. No matter how pressing or urgent the issue is, one must resort to due consultations with me or appropriately brief me and seek my permission before acting, especially in a sensitive matter such as this.
“My administration is holding accountable those who embezzled money and drained our state dry. The EFCC and ICPC are assisting us in this effort.
“How can I now turn around and begin to challenge these watchdogs? I gave no permission for him to enter an appearance for the state. Because he acted on his own, I hereby suspend him indefinitely pending a satisfactory explanation of his actions.”
