Tag: Samuel Ortom
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I’ll not anoint anybody as my successor – Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says he has no plans to anoint anybody as his successor. Ortom, while addressing PDP stakeholders’ on Friday in Makurdi, assured them that he would allow the party to field the most acceptable candidate for the governorship election in 2023. “If someone tells you that I have anointed him as…
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Challenge your defeat in court, Ortom tells Akume
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has advised Sen. George Akume (APC-Benue North West) to challenge his loss at Saturday’s Senatorial poll in court. Ortom, who handed down the advise on Thursday in Makurdi at a news conference, said the courts were properly constituted to handle such cases. “Go to the court and seek redress. The…
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2019: Why I defected to PDP – Ortom
Gov Samuel Ortom has said that he chose to pursue his governorship ambition on the platform of the PDP because it was a more credible alternative for him to achieve his policies. Ortom stated this on Monday in Makurdi, during the flag-off of his governorship campaign. The governor, who won his election on the platform…
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Benue,Taraba Govs offer amnesty to criminals
Govs Samuel Ortom of Benue and Darius Ishaku of Taraba have resolved to grant amnesty to criminals operating along the border of the states. The offer is part of the resolution at the end of the joint security meeting between the two states held at the Federal University Wukari in Taraba. Ishaku, who read the…
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I will pay any amount adopted as minimum wage – Ortom
Benue governor Samuel Ortom has promised to pay any amount agreed upon by the negotiating committee on minimum wage. Ortom stated this on Tuesday in Makurdi, when members of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other sister unions visited him to register their support for the upward review of wages. The News…
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Gov. Ortom gives quit notice to Public/Civil Servants eyeing partisan politics
As activities for the 2019 general elections build up, Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue has served quit notice to all Public and Civil Servants eyeing partisan politics in the state. In a circular by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Anthony Ijohor (SAN), conveying the directive, the governor asked such officers to resign…
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Benue lost 1,800 lives to herdsmen, farmers clashes in 3 years — Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Wednesday that 1,878 lives were lost to the lingering clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the state, between 2013 and 2016. Ortom, while receiving Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator, who led a UN delegation on a courtesy visit to his office, said the killings cut across 12 local…