February 25, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council, Dr. Cletus Tyokaa, for being in possession of N100,000 on election day.
It was gathered that Dr. Tyokaa was set to go to his village in Daudu, in Guma Local Government Area, when the anti-graft agency arrested him on suspicion of vote buying.
Ortom, while reacting to the incident, accused the EFCC of overstepping its boundary.
The Governor, who spoke to journalists after casting his vote at GSS Gbajumba in Guma Local Government, noted that N100,000 was too small for a person of Tyokaa to go and influence voters.
He, therefore, called on EFCC to release Dr. Tyokaa to exercise his Civic right, accusing the agency of working for a particular political party in Benue state.
Ortom, however, expressed happiness with the high turnout of people, who converged to vote in the twenty polling units INEC has established at Government Secondary School, Gbajumba, due to insecurity.
The Governor, who voted alongside his wife, Eunice, stated that the people of Benue North West are in support of him and will emerge victorious at the polls.
He commended INEC for their efforts at conducting free and fair polls devoid of favouritism.
