I DIDN’T BEAT MY WIFE—SUSWAM

Immediate past former governor of Benue State, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, has denied reports that he battered his wife in London, over which he was briefly arrested and detained by the police.
The former governor also denied that his wife, Yemisi, looted the state treasury while he was governor of the state.
Suswam, in a statement personally signed by him, described the reports, which went viral weekend, as the handiwork of elements bent on tarnishing his image for political reasons.
According to an online medium, the former governor was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Domestic Violence Officers, for battering his wife.
He was allegedly booked into the London detention centre for several hours before a judge set a £5,000 bail bond, which he met, before he was released.
‘I wasn’t in London’

POLL DEFEAT: MY FRIENDS BETRAYED ME, SAYS SUSWAM

Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has lamented that he was betrayed by friends and close aides, adducing this as the major reason for his defeat during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Suswam contested the Benue North-East Senatorial seat but was roundly defeated by the incumbent Senator, Barnabas Gemade.
He stated this on Friday at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Makurdi, the state capital, while assenting the the bills on Chieftaincy Affairs and Revenue Enhancement, presented to him the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Terseer Ayua.

IT ’LL NOT BE WELL WITH THEM, GOV CURSES OPPOSITION

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State on Friday rained curses on the opposition, saying, “it will not be well with them.”
Suswam made the comment at the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign held in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of the state.
The governor said “some of those who have benefitted immensely from the ruling PDP but for their selfish reason decided to betray the party by moving to opposition party, it will not be well with them.”

GOV SUSWAM’S ADC TO FACE TRIAL

• As PSC set to interrogate him over alleged gun running 
...Police officer worth N3.7bn
There are strong indications that the top hierarchy of the Nigerian police force in conjunction with the Police Service Commission, PSC, will soon begin interrogation of the Aide De Camp, ADC to Governor Gabriel Suswam, DSP Dickson Orlu Pawa over alleged gun running and abuse of office.
A highly placed source at the PSC told Nigerian Pilot Sunday that the embattled ADC sometime in 2011 was allegedly arrested during the election to the National Assembly with some cache of arms in Katsina/Ala local government area of Benue state.
He was allegedly arrested for being in possession of large cache of arms which he was subsequently interrogated on at the state police headquarters in Makurdi.

2015: ONLY GOD CAN STOP ME FROM GOING TO SENATE –SUSWAM

Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, yesterday declared that only God can stop him from going to the Senate in 2015. He said the renewed campaign against him by some politicians and those he called traducers would not stop him from going ahead with his plans to contest the senatorial election in 2015. The governor’s tenure is expected to elapse on May 29, 2015.
Suswam, in a chat with newsmen in Abuja, said the new campaign that he forged his academic certificates was part of moves by his opponents to taint his image and discourage him from contesting next year’s election.
He said: “I will contest the senatorial election next year. In fact, only God can stop me from going to the Senate. They have come back with their usual lies about my certificates. Their desperation is to gain public attention.”

WHY I’M ALWAYS WITH JONATHAN – GOV SUSWAM

Benue State governor Gabriel Suswam yesterday explained reasons behind his unflinching support for President Goodluck Jonathan, saying his motive is to attract federal projects to the agrarian state.
There have been serious agitations from people of the state that the governor is globetrotting and that his closeness to the president has not positively affected the deplorable condition of the farming state.
But Suswam who spoke on a live phone-in programme on Radio Nigeria Harvest 103.5 FM, Makurdi, Monday, dispelled the allegations and stated that his closeness to Jonathan should not be misunderstood by the people for pursuit of his personal aggrandizement, but a pavement to foster a cordial working relationship that will attract developmental projects to the state.

SUSWAM ORDERS OFFICE HOLDERS INTERESTED IN 2015 ELECTIONS TO RESIGN OR GET SACKED

Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, yesterday warned members of the state executive council and permanent secretaries seeking to contest the 2015 governorship election in the state to resign their appointments, on or before the end of January or face imminent sack.
Suswam gave the directive yesterday in Makurdi, the state capital, when he held an emergency meeting with all the intended governorship aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) constituting several members of the state executive council and permanent secretaries who have shown interest in the race.
A Government House source at the closed door meeting said the governor expressed disappointment at the manner commissioners in his cabinet and serving permanent secretaries and other civil servants were openly campaigning for the governorship position while still in service.

SSS PARADES SUSPECTS OVER ATTEMPT TO DUPE SUSWAM OF $3M

The Directorate of State Security Service (SSS), Makurdi has paraded three suspects for allegedly attempting to defraud the Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam of $3million.

The suspects had claimed they were Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives.

The SSS Director in the state, Raheed Adeniran, who paraded the suspects in Makurdi on Friday at the SSS headquarters in the state gave the names of the suspects as Mark Gbaa, Bulus Ashon and Nuhu Bawa.

He disclosed that the three were arrested at the point of collecting the money from the governor after they hand tendered a phony letter from the EFCC to the governor.

The SSS Director said that “during investigation, it was discovered that the two men were actually sent by Mark Gbaa, an indigene of Tombo in Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State.