Samuel Ortom, the former governor of Benue State, refutes claims that he despise the late former president Muhammadu Buhari, saying that he only criticizes his administration for failing to address the security issues facing his state at the time.
Ortom defended his actions, saying he had to speak out to protect his people, in a statement released on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.
I lacked hate toward Buhari, his government, or any Fulani man. Ortom stated on the political program that all I wanted to do was ensure that my own people’s security and welfare were protected.
“I was just doing my job,” he continued, “and I did accuse the previous government of not doing enough to address the security issues that we faced.”
I had to speak out while I could not just watch and continue to bury people, but I had to keep going. Our thought process led to the development of a solution that we felt would solve this issue.
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If the Buhari administration had partnered with him and adopted the solution he suggested, the former governor said the insecurity issue that is still roiling Benue State today wouldn’t have existed.
Ortom claimed that the Buhari administration’s plan to end the problem was merely a cover-up and that he was frustrated with it. He also raised the alarm several times.
Source: Channels TV
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