The Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom has replied the Presidency over its statement criticising his Perfomance in office.
The Governor, in a statement on Thursday signed by his media aide, Terver Akase took a swipe at Presidential media, Garba Shehu, stating that he is ‘under the influence of negative substances’.
The statement read in part; “We read the statement released by the Presidency in response to Governor Samuel Ortom’s recent interview on Channels Television in which he raised a number of concerns bordering on the worsening security situation across the country.”
“The tone of the said statement shows the quality of Presidency Nigeria currently has. They abandoned the message and went for the messenger.”
“To describe as ‘undistinguished’, the career of a man who has held many key positions at the state and national levels proves that those who penned the piece were under the influence of some negative substances.”
“For the information of Garba Shehu and his cohorts, Governor Ortom rose to become a Local Government Chairman, State Publicity Secretary of National Centre Party of Nigeria; State Treasurer of All People’s Party, State Secretary as well as State Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Auditor of PDP, Minister of the Federal Republic and now a two-term Governor.”
“The Governor spoke the minds of most Nigerians on specific areas of failure of the Presidency and its complicity in the heinous crimes committed against citizens by armed Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists. Instead of taking the Governor on those points, Shehu went chasing vain and mundane matters in a desperate attempt to malign the Governor.”
“We demand an apology from the Presidency for accusing Governor Ortom of stirring ethnic tensions and calling for genocide. The Presidency has never hidden its hatred for the Governor and its latest outing only confirms that fact.”
Mr. Shehu should be careful of his utterances. He is a Nigerian, not Nigeria. He who fights and runs away stays alive to fight another day. Live and let live crowns the whole battle. We will all die some day and the entity, Nigeria remains. God bless Ortom,God bless Mr. Shehu, God bless Nigeria.
May the family members of Buhari, Garba Shehu and the like be a victim of Boko Haram, Banditry etc so that they will know what it means to lose love ones. May what happened to Abba Kyari happen to each and everyone of you who wants to either islamise, fulanise, talibanise and Buharinise this country. Whoever try to shut down Channels Tv, may God Almighty shut down him and all he has in this world.
Govt or tom should leave this terrorist presidency alone all they know is to make mouth ,stealling of public funds ,finances their terrorism member to course main harm and split the blood of innocent Nigerians,God almighty must surely expose them and their members.
Those talking for the president and APC don’t know the reality or pretending not to know. Orton spoke the mind of Nigerians. People are killed daily and you want everyone to keep quiet because of useless laws to take people’s freedom. Idiot is idiot no matter what.
Shameless people
God will fifth for His people
The Nigerian presidency has lost forcus in all areas of governance and it’s commitment, don’t mind them Sir, if you ask them tomorrow they’ll deney saying it, because they’re confused!
What do expect from a Sudanese man the direct descendants of a Jihhadist even in his own state his boys are operating a true Nigerian born will not close his ears to the cry of the people Buhari end is imminent.