The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has, again, berated the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government, describing it as a lame duck, bare-footed, incompetent and visionless which was pushed Nigeria into deeper crisis.
Governor Ortom, made this assertions during a press conference at the Government House in Makurdi, yesterday.
He advised President Buhari to resign his position and hand over to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, without any further delay to save the country from collapse.
‘I call on President Buhari to resign and hand over to his second-in-command. Anyone who is deceiving Mr. President that he …
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has urged the people of the state to obtain Dane gun licences from local government areas for self-defence.
He spoke at an interdenominational church service this evening at the Chapel of Grace in Government House, Makurdi to round up a seven-day prayer and fasting programme for peace in the state.
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‘I’ll no longer announce the deaths of those killed by Fulani herdsmen, rise up and defend yourselves with weapons not prohibited by law, bows and arrows, spears and knives. Get a licence for
A statement issued by Ortom’s Chief Press Secretary, Tever Akase said the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anthony Ijohor had already issued a letter of appointment to the new BPPC General Manager, which takes effect from January 27, 2020.
Agande takes over from Philip Anza who has been redeployed as Principal Special Assistant to the Governor on Commercial Enterprises.
Prior to his appointment, Agande held various positions among which are:
Senior Correspondent, Vanguard
The Governor said he was shot while in his farm located along Makurdi – Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital.
Ortom, who spoke to journalists in Makurdi on Monday, reiterated his call for arrest and prosecution of the leadership of Meyitta Allah for allegedly instigating violence against farmers in the state.
The Gov said, “I went my farm last week and the herdsmen
The Benue State Government yesterday disclosed that it had concluded plan to invest over N5.6 billion in its basic education.
The state governor, Dr Samuel Ortom said this yesterday at a meeting with staff and management of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Makurdi, the Benue capital.
He explained that N609 million from the 2018 Universal Basic Education Board, UBEC intervention woukd be matched with same amount by SUBEB to access N1.218 billion for use by SUBEB.
He said the state government had also accessed additional N2.2 billion from a bank to pay as counterpart to access same …
The details of the meeting between Governors of Benue and Nasarawa States at the Government House in Lafia, have emerged.
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa were accompanied by delegations made up of top government officials and traditional rulers from the two states in the peace meeting held on Sunday.
It was a follow up meeting to the earlier one in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on July 22 last year.
The Lafia meeting gave Ortom and Sule the opportunity to assess the progress so far made to sustain peace in border communities of the …
The Federal Government, during the Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Monday, decided that the Nigeria Police Force will now take over from the military in the ongoing internal security operations in various parts of the country by the first quarter of next year.
The Council decided that the military will pull out from the ongoing internal security operations.
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has condemned the recent attack on the residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Otuoke, Bayelsa State by gunmen yesterday
Ortom in a statement made available to THISDAY described the attack as a national shame.
THISDAY had reported that on Tuesday, a soldier on guard duty was killed after unknown gunmen attacked the courtyard of Jonathan situated close to the bank of the river at Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
It was gathered that about three of the gunmen
The governor the assurance in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi.
Ortom enjoined Muslims to seize the opportunity presented by Eid-El-Maulud to pray for peace and unity of Benue and Nigeria at large, while celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed.
He further assured the public that his administration would continue to collaborate with security agencies to
He cautioned livestock owners in the state to abide by the requirements of the law by properly ranching their animals and warned that defaulters of the law would be sanctioned.
The governor was irked by the sight of herds of cattle roaming Makurdi metropolis and ordered the livestock guards to immediately swing to
His main challenger, Barrister Emmanuel Jime of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is however maintaining a close distance.
At the Ejule-Adupi polling unit 006 in Ward 1 of Orokam in Ogbadigbo LGA, the APC polled 42 votes to PDP’S 66 votes.
At Okwungaga polling unit in Ogbadigbo LGA, the PDP scored 234 leaving APC with just 19 votes.
In Ehaje ward 1 in Ogbadigbo LGA at Ukwo 1 polling unit 005 PDP got …
