Political Juggernaut Gabriel Suswan's Philanthropic Side Exposed ..........How He Continuously Set MANY Prisoners free from "Evil Bondage"
"It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence. You will know who truly loves you when you ask them to do an unconventional favor.”
BY MIKE DE CERUTTI OSAGIE
Editor-In-Chief
WORLD INDUSTRY LEADERS MAGAZINE
Anytime the name Gabriel Torwua Suswam is being mentioned, not much is talked about his philanthropic side, but in truth, here is a very large-hearted man who is silently touching lives of not only his people but men and women nationwide
When he went to prison not so long ago, he turned the disappointment to a blessing and has today set many free, o what is better than freedom
God bless Suswan who in his words confessed 
“My being in prison for just two days was an act made by God, I WAS THERE FOR A DIVINE REASON, you see, I have set many free today, There was a young man who has spent 10 years there for just a problem of N10,000. Various individuals were there on very minor offences that the police can afford to correct them and send them home.
“I made it a point of duty that when I left that place, for the next one month, I took close to 20 young people out of that place. It didn’t take anything, just pay the money, and send them back to court. I selected three lawyers who I sent to Kuje Prison.
Most of the people that are there don’t need to be there and they unduly congest the place,” Suswam said
SUSWAN : A BRIEF PROFILE 
Gabriel Torwua Suswam is a Nigerian politician who became governor of Benue State in May 2007 until 29 May 2015. He ran again successfully in the 26 April 2011 elections on the PDP platform.
In 2015, Gabriel Torwua Suswam’s senatorial and political ambitions were squashed by Chief Barnabas Gemade when Suswam unsuccessfully ran for the senate in the March 28 federal elections. His failure to secure a seat at the red chambers of Nigeria’s National Assembly was related to his poor performance as executive governor of Benue State during his eight years tenure. Suswam’s political crush led to his fleeing the country to some undisclosed destination in Europe or North America where he is currently taking refuge. His successor Dr. Samuel Ortom said the Suswam-led government mismanaged state treasury, leaving an empty coffers with a whooping N90 billion naira debt profile. During Suswam’s administration, the state witnessed very poor management of public infrastructure, leading to an outright decay and abandon. State civil servants were not paid salaries for six months while at some time, state primary schools were shut down for one year following strike action by unpaid teachers.
His party – the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) also failed woefully at both state and national levels due to bad governance, corruption and insecurity. Accordingly, Gabriel Suswam is the most corrupt public leader Benue state ever produced. The people of the state could not initiate legal actions against him while in office because the Nigerian constitution does not allow prosecution of public office holders, especially governors and presidents. This explains while he took to self exile at the expiration of his tenure as Executive Governor of Benue. The self-declared exile former governor of Benue who was a “big” political player is now referred to as “Yesterday’s Emperor, Today’s Fugitive” following his inability to face his political opponents after his state immunity had expired.
Background
Gabriel Suswam was born on 15 November 1964 in Anyiin, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. In 1986 he was admitted into the Law Faculty of the University of Lagos. He obtained an LL.B degree in 1989, and the BL Certificate from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos in 1990. He was called to the Bar that year. He worked for other law firms from 1990–1994, while continuing his studies. In 1994 he launched his own law firm.
Political career
He ran for office in the House of Representatives in 1999 for the Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo Federal Constituency and was elected on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform.[4] He was appointed Chairman of the House Services Committee, and later Chairman, House Committee on FCT. He ran again, and was reelected in 2003. On 3 July 2003, he was appointed Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, then in August, 2005 he was appointed Chairman, House Committee on Power.
In April 2007 he was elected Governor of Benue State and after 2 terms in office, he is back to government circle as Senator at the National assembly (NASS)
*Osagie, the wordsmith is Africa's foremost humanitarian writer, author and worldwide media consultant
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