Tag: Ortom
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Why I won’t stop criticizing Buhari, APC – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Thursday said his decision to speak about issues affecting majority of Nigerians will continue until the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) rise up to their responsibilities. The Benue governor spoke on Thursday at the commissioning ceremony of the 65km Moniya-Ijaiye-Iseyin which…
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JUST IN: Gunmen kill Ortom’s Principal Senior Assistant on Special Security, Ex-AIG Christopher Dega
A Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and the Principal Senior Special Assistant on Special Security to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has been killed by gunmen in Jos. According to reports ex-AIG, Dega Chris was shot in the chest several times until he bled to death. Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the incident…
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Open grazing ban: Ortom knocks Buhari for questioning Southern Governors’ decision
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Tuesday condemned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over its stance on open grazing ban by Southern Governors. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Presidency had on Monday faulted the recent resolutions of the Southern Governors, including the ban on open grazing in the entire southern part of the country.…
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Defend yourselves against armed invaders, Ortom tells benue people
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Monday, urged residents of the state to defend themselves against armed invaders who stormed their communities to kill people. Ortom, who made the remark while reacting to questions from journalists on his arrival in Makurdi from Oyo State where he attended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ meeting,…
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FG’s removal of history from school curriculum is evil agenda – Ortom
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has described as evil, the removal of history as a subject from secondary and primary school curriculum by the Federal Government. Speaking on Friday in Makurdi, the state capital, the governor said Benue State will legislate a solution for the teaching of History even if it’s for internal consumption of…
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Governors at war: ‘You are one of the real enemies of Nigeria’, Ortom fires back at El-Rufia
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Saturday took a swipe at his Kaduna counterpart, describing him as “one of the real enemies” of Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Ortom was responding to a statement credited to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, where the latter reportedly accused the Benue Governor of attacking the federal government to cover for…
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Insecurity: Ortom attacks Buhari to hide his failure in Benue – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, says his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, uses the insecurity in his state to attack the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government in order to cover up his own failure. El-Rufai, therefore, stated that he no longer takes Ortom seriously. The Kaduna governor said this while responding to a video…
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Benue Killings: Presidency frowns at Ortom’s unfounded accusations against President Buhari
The Presidency has expressed disappointment and sadness over accusations being levelled against President Muhammadu Buhari by Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue following recent killings of soldiers and innocent citizens in the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, stated this in a statement in Abuja. According to…
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Killings: Presidency responds to Ortom’s ‘Buhari is only president of Fulani’ comments
The presidency on Thursday night responded accusations levelled against President Muhammadu Buhari by the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom over the insecurity in the country. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Governor Ortom had on Tuesday accused President Buhari working for the Fulani ethnic stock to take over Nigeria. While reacting to the recent killing of residents…
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Ortom bombs again: ‘Buhari’s action, inaction shows he is only President of Fulani people’
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of working for the Fulani tribe to take over Nigeria. He made the allegation on Tuesday in reaction to the recent killing of residents allegedly by herdsmen in parts of the state. “What is happening now, to me, is very clear; Mr President is just…