Buhari incapable of resolving farmers/herdsmen crises - Ortom
- Governor Ortom of Benue state said President Buhari lacked the capacity to bring the farmers/herders crisis in Nigeria to an end
- Ortom said the president cannot end the crisis because he is an interested party
- The Benue governor, however, said the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has a better chance of resolving the crisis
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of lacking the capacity to provide lasting solutions to recurrent conflicts between farmers and herdsmen across the country because he is an interested party.
Vanguard reports that Ortom stated this in his interaction with traditional rulers at the palace of Chief Daniel Abomtse in Gwer West local government area in Naka.
The Benue governor reportedly accused President Buhari of taking sides with the herdsmen rather than tackling the farmers/herdsmen crises appropriately.
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He stressed that Nigerians elected the president in 2015 to address the security challenges in the country.
He said: “If Buhari wins he will continue to prosecute Miyetti Allah agenda which explains why they have endorsed him, Buhari cannot solve farmers, herders crises, because apart from romancing with Miyetti Allah groups as seen even yesterday, he is not in charge but rather a cabal.
“It was clearly demonstrated at the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Delta state recently that our president has lost consciousness.”
The Benue governor, however, said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, had a longstanding relationship with the people of Benue state having received a chieftaincy title from the state years back.
He added that Atiku is better poised to protect the interest of the people of Benue state.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that phe presidency warned Governor Ortom to stop spreading false reports in churches about President Buhari's purported plans to Islamise Benue state.
Malam Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant on media and publicity to the president in series of tweets on Sunday, January 13, called on Ortom to desist from basing his campaign for re-election on falsehoods concerning the president and instead focus on the dire issues confronting the state.
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