My People Are Not Happy With You, Nigerian Governor tells Atiku
- Governor Ortom has revealed to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar why the residents of Benue state are not happy with him
- According to Ortom, Atiku was not available when they needed his assistance at the time they were under attacks by Fulani Herdsmen
- The influential PDP chieftain hinted further that his people would extend their full support to a leader that stands behind them in turbulent times
Governor Samuel Ortom on Sunday, February 6, told former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that the Benue people are not happy with him because he abandoned them when they came under the siege of Fulani herdsmen.
The governor said the people of the state had expected the Atiku to stand with the Tiv people who honoured him with the Zege Mule Tiv being one of the highest Chieftaincy titles in Tiv land but when they needed a shelter he was not there for them.
Ortom who spoke when he hosted the ex-VP in Makurdi explained that the Benue grazing law was not targeted at any ethnic group, insisting that the Benue people had no problems with the Fulanis or any other ethnic group in the country, Vanguard reports.
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He said:
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“We will not forget when you a Fulani man were the Vice President, you gave support to our people and our leaders.
"But when our state came under siege and we did not see you, we were not happy, I must tell you this."
Meanwhile, the former VP shared pictures of his visit to the state via his official Facebook page.
The Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign technical committee headed by Raymond Dokpesi, former chairman of Daar Communications, has been mobilising support for the presidential ambition of the former vice-president.
2023: Ortom reveals who he will support for presidency
Earlier, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has made it clear which presidential candidate his state will only support as the 2023 general election approaches.
AIT reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor revealed that the state will only support a candidate who can guarantee the safety of its people.
Ortom made this known on Sunday, February 6, while receiving a frontline presidential candidate of the opposition former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
2023: Alafin of Oyo, Ribadu, others endorse Bola Tinubu’s presidential ambition
Legit.ng previously reported that the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III has endorsed the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The monarch made his stance known in a video shared on Twitter by one of the support groups of the former Lagos state governor, Progressives For BAT.
In the video, the monarch said:
“When people believe it could not be done, he did it. Look at Lagos, the programmes he formulated, followed by successive governments, Lagos today is one of the best city in Africa, if not in the world. This is coming from a brain of a single person.”
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