Carrying N100,000 Cash On Election Day Was For Upkeep, Not Vote Buying – Governor Ortom Defends Campaign Director Arrested By EFCC

The arrest of Cletus Tyokyaa, director-general of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign council in Benue, for alleged vote buying, according to Governor Samuel Ortom, was unnecessary. Tyokyaa was arrested on Saturday at the RCM polling unit in Daudu, Guma LGA in Benue, with N306,700 in various denominations stashed in his car by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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