Governor
Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that the people of the state had nothing
against Fulani people as it was being insinuated by people out to cause
confusion.
“We have
lived with the Fulani people for ages; we have nothing against them. Even the
Fulani people know that we have nothing against them,” Ortom said in a
statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Mr Tahav Agerzua.
The
statement, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
Monday in Makurdi, recalled that Benue people voted overwhelmingly for former
presidents Shehu Shagari and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 1979, 1983 and 2007
respectively.
“We also voted
for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015,” he said.
He said
that Shagari and Yar’Adua reciprocated the support they received by patronizing
Benue people through federal appointments and projects.
“But from
my findings, majority of Benue residents are opposed to the re-election of
President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC, because they have failed to register
any positive federal presence in the state.
“Many
people also feel that the APC-led federal government has failed to secure lives
and property,’’ he claimed.
The
governor promised to work with his predecessor, Dr, Gabriel Suswam, to bring
development to the state.
The
statement said that Ortom and Suswam had put the past behind them and had
resolved to work together.
Ortom
thanked the Tiv Area Traditional Council for brokering peace between him and
his predecessor, pointing out that the duo would be better off if they worked
together.
He
assured workers that everything was being done to ensure that the last Paris
Club Refund that was withdrawn by the federal government, was returned to the
state so that part of their salary arrears would be cleared.
In the
meantime, Suswam has appealed to Ortom’s close aides to educate the people on
the governor’s achievements and his challenges.
He also
urged Ortom to entrust his fate in God’s hands so that the creator would always
resolve challenges in the governor’s favour. (NAN)
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