Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswan has said that despite the financial crunch his administration faced because of economic meltdown in the country, his administration was still able to provide an enabling environment for private businesses in the state.
Suswan made this statement through his Lawyer P.H. Ogbole, who spoke in Abuja on Sunday said “Honest people in the state will never forget my husbandry of scarce resources within the permissible limits of resources available to me.
“And in spite of the financial crunch my administration witnessed due primarily to the economic melt-down still affecting many states in Nigeria, it provided the enabling environment for private businesses to thrive among others.”
Suswan was reacting to reports that he was arrested in London for beating his wife, Yemisi Dooshima Suswan.
Suswan described the reports as false allegations and a calculated attempt to jeopardise his image.
Suswan said “This fictitious report about the incident involving me in London is full of red herring because the allegations are false, unless the authors still have plans to later inform the public that it was a home video.
“Since I and my beloved wife left the shores of Nigeria, we have never been to London. Unknown to the author of mischief, I was in Germany on a private trip with my wife at the material time.
“So where did the author of the said report and his fairy tale sources get their information from, that I was arrested in London when I was actually in Germany with my wife on vacation? I also wish to ask the masterminds of this outlandish incident to disclose the street and the number of my London house where the alleged assault took place as every house in London has identity.
“Yemisi is not only a quintessence of physical beauty, as they they themselves would helplessly admit“She is a capsule portrait of feminine perfection. So, what else would a man desire for himself as an ideal woman to warrant any thought of a second wife?
“Sponsors of negative reports and their agents against me and my family should desist from their infamous act and pursue worthwhile venture. They should know that the campaign of calumny cannot stand the test of time as my reputation and integrity are intact. My humble self, my wife and children are living in harmony.”
He also mentioned another report that he carted away items in the state house when he was departing as governor.
He said “But I make bold to ask: Is it possible for one to destroy what he has spent his hard earned fortune and reputation in governance to build? Was it not the same Government House that both me and the incumbent Governor Samuel Ortom met for inspection and stock inventory taking and issues of concern raised and resolved before I left?”