Tag: Samuel Ortom

“2027 presidency belongs to the South” – Ex-Benue gov., Ortom

Aminu Imam
Ortom on 2027 presidency

Former governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has declared that he will support the emergence of a southern president in the 2027 general election. Speaking during an interactive session with newsmen in Makurdi, the state capital  on Thursday, Ortom insisted that the South must complete an eight-year tenure before power rotates to any other part of the country. His words: “Let me make it loud and clear that the presidency belongs to the South in 2027. I will not support any candidate from the North in 2027”. Ortom, who is…

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“Why I won’t support Northern candidate in 2027” – Ortom

Aminu Imam
Ortom on 2027

Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reiterated his preference for the continuation of presidential leadership from the southern region in Nigeria’s next election cycle. Speaking in Makurɗi yesterday, Ortom declared his refusal to support any northern aspirant in the 2027 race, citing the need for the South to complete what he described as an uninterrupted eight-year tenure. According to him, his stance remains unchanged regardless of political developments within his party. “Till today, I, Ortom, believe in the southern presidency”, he stressed. He further insisted that if the Peoples…

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Ortom in EFCC custody amid misappropriation allegations

Aminu Imam

Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has been taken into the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It was gathered that Ortom was invited for questioning by the anti-graft agency for alleged misappropriation of funds, a month after leaving office. The ex-Benue State governor arrived at the Abuja office of the EFCC yesterday morning and was sighted walking into the building of the anti-graft agency. Benue State is said to have a debt profile of N187.7 billion. Recall that at a brief ceremony held at the old…

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Benue: Ortom left State with N187.56bn debt Govrnor Alia

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The Benue State Governor, Rev. Father Hyacinth Alia lamented an alleged massive looting of the Government House in Makurdi, Benue State by the immediate-past administration led by Samuel Ortom, noting that he was left with no single official car. Alia also stated that he inherited an empty treasury and a whooping huge debt profile of N187.56 billion accompanied by accumulated months of unpaid salaries and entitlements of civil servants and pensioners in the state. Governor Alia, who revealed this in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary Tersoo Kula,…

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Aso Rock is home of corruption, says Ortom

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Asks Buhari not to flee Nigeria Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has described the Aso Rock Villa as home of corrupt practices. The Governor, who revealed these on Wednesday while speaking on a television programme, also claimed that the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, brought Nigeria from top to bottom in all ramifications. Ortom accused Buhari and his handlers of deploying cash to Benue State to ensure that he lost the recently conducted Senatorial election. According to the governor, insecurity would have been tackled in the country if Buhari listened to…

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G5 Governors: Ortom accuses PDP of insincerity with reconciliation

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has accused the Iyorchia Ayu-led Peoples Democratic Party leadership of insincerity in reconciling with the aggrieved governors under the Party. Ortom, who disclosed this to journalists yesterday during an interview, said the Party leadership should be held responsible should the reconciliation moves fail. He alleged that the Ayu-led excos were not putting the right measures in place to address the G5 governors demand. The G5 governors include Ortom; Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Ikeazu Ikpeazu of Abia, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of…

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2023: “Vote for Peter Obi; he will rescue Nigeria” – Gov. Ortom

Aminu Imam

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has openly thrown his weight behind the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Ortom, who received Obi at the Government House on Sunday, praised the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for visiting the camps of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with them. He described Obi as the best person who can solve Nigerias socio-economic problems. Ortom said, Several presidential candidates have come here, and none of them has chosen to visit those…

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2023: Ortom tenders apology over Fulani comment

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…Says he didnt mean it that way Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has apologised to Nigerians over comments he made profiling and denigrating the Fulani ethnic group while reacting to killings in his state by gunmen. Recall that Ortom lashed out at the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, saying he would not support a Fulani mans Presidential aspiration. He was reacting to the incessant killings in his state by armed herders. Fielding questions from journalists in Bauchi on Wednesday during a meeting of his G-5 Integrity…

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Ortom lambasts FG for denying arms licence to State security outfits

Aminu Imam

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has condemned the decision of the Federal Government (FG) not to allow the State Community Volunteer Guards and security outfits in other states from bearing arms. Governor Ortom also promised to use the remaining part of his administration to lay the foundation for projects that will add value to the development of Benue state. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Ortom, Nathaniel Ikyur, disclosed this in an issued statement in Makurdi, on Friday. According to the statement, Governor Ortom made this known in his…

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2023: Wike, Ortom, Makinde, two other governors shun Atikus presidential campaign inauguration in Abuja

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The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) State governors in the camp of their Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, were conspicuously absent at the official inauguration of the party presidential campaign council and the Atiku Abubakar book launch, yesterday. Recall that the party, yesterday, formally inaugurated its 2023 Presidential Campaign Council, headed by Akwa-Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel. The event, which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, attracted the partys chieftains from across the country. However, the State governors in Wikes camp boycotted the event. They include Samuel Ortom, of Benue;…

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