Speaking to journalists shortly after the Church service held at the Chapel of Grace, Government House, Makurdi, to mark this year’s Independence celebration, Ortom also said the leaders including himself have failed the citizens as nothing is happening in every sphere of the nation.
Benue State
Governor, Samuel Ortom has said sycophants and mediocres have taken over the
leadership of the country.
"There is
nothing to celebrate, that’s why here in Benue state, we choose to celebrate
God for giving us life. We cannot celebrate anything; is it the economy close
to N600 per dollar?. Is it what?” he said.
"What are we
celebrating as a people? We leaders have failed. We leaders have failed this
country. Sycophants, mediocres are the ones ruling. They have taken over.
Corruption has taken over this country and in every sphere of life, nothing is
happening.
"But, we need
to celebrate God for keeping us alive, maybe tomorrow we can have a better
Nigeria. But for now, I won’t deceive you, there is nothing to celebrate,” he
added.
The governor
earlier in his remarks during the church service lamented the height of insecurity,
disclosing that over 100 security personnel had lost their lives between 2017
till date while trying to provide security for the people of the state.
He commended
security agencies in the state for the recent arrest of a notorious outlaw nicknamed
“Azonto”, even as he stressed the need for his return to the state so he could
face justice.
Ortom further
decried the plights of over a million displaced people in various camps across
the state just as he urged Nigerians to continue to demand for a country that
guarantees justice and fairness for all as in his estimation the nation as at
now was far from the dreams of the founding fathers.
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