Tag: Ortom
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You lied against me, apologise, Ortom tells Atiku
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to apologize over his outburst against him and the people of the state. The governor also said Atiku not to think that Fulani alone could make him the President. Ortom said this when he…
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Ortom to purchase AK-47, others for security outfit
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday unveiled the state’s security outfit known as Community Volunteer Guards. He pledged that his administration would legally procure AK-47, AK-49 and other sophisticated weapons for the group. Ortom said that 500 personnel drawn from the 23 local government areas of the state were recruited in the…
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Ortom condemns Jukun-Tiv clash, vows to punish perpetrators
The Governor of Benue State , Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, condemned the violent clash between the Tiv and Jukun communities in Makurdi riverside over ownership of fish ponds in the area. In a press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Nathaniel Ikyur, Ortom called on the two communities to cease hostilities…
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Buhari’s lopsided appointments worsening Nigeria’s division- Ortom
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Thursday accused President Muhammad Buhari of promoting tribalism, nepotism, and sectionalism in all his appointments. The governor said this in Enugu during a lecture organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Enugu chapel, with the theme, ‘Emerging security situation in the South-East:…
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Ortom Preaches Peace among Warring Communities
The Governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom, has urged the good people of Bonta and Ukpute communities in Konshisha and Oju Local Government Areas (LGAs) to allow peace reign and sheathe their sword. The Governor said this yesterday when he led other government officials, top political class, and security chiefs on a peace process…
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Don’t despise Ortom’s words of caution- Unongo
The former Minister of Power and Steel, Paul Unongo, has urged Nigerians as well as the Federal Government not to despise Governor Samuel Ortom’s words of caution over the security situation in the country. Unongo, said this at a stakeholders meeting held in Government House in Makurdi on Monday, dismissed the notion that the Ortom…
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Anger as NBC threatens to sanction Channels TV over Ortom’s interview
Nigerians have expressed their anger over the National Broadcast Commission’s invitation of Channels Television presenters over interviews perceived as unpalatable to the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Information has it that the invitation is connected with the interview they had with the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Sunrise, a morning show on the channel. During…