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‘I Was Doing My Job!’ Ortom Explains Fierce Stance on Buhari’s Security Policies
Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has dismissed suggestions that he harbored hatred toward the late former President Muhammadu Buhari over the federal government’s handling of insecurity in the state.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain explained that his criticisms were never personal but driven by his responsibility to defend and protect the people of Benue.
“I didn’t hate Buhari, I didn’t hate his government, I didn’t hate any Fulani man. All I stood for was fulfilling my mandate to provide security and ensure the welfare of my people,” Ortom said.
He stressed that his administration repeatedly raised alarm because the federal government failed to do enough to tackle the violence and attacks that ravaged the state during his tenure.
“I couldn’t just watch and keep burying my people. I had to speak out. But beyond speaking, my government proposed solutions that we believed could end the crisis,” he added.
Ortom maintained that if the Buhari administration had embraced the proposals his government presented, the insecurity in Benue would not have persisted.
The former governor said he felt frustrated under Buhari’s leadership, alleging that programmes such as the Ruga ranching initiative were a mere smokescreen rather than genuine solutions to the violence.
He further insisted that the recurring attacks were not a mere herders-farmers clash as often portrayed.
“It is not about herders and farmers clashing. These are invading herders storming villages to kill, destroy farms, rape women, and commit other atrocities,” Ortom said.
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) approved the appointment of Nyesom Wike as a minister in President Bola Tinubu’s administration.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Yilwatda made the statement on Wednesday during a media chat in Abuja, while addressing questions about Wike’s continued membership of the PDP despite serving in an APC-led government.
He explained that the appointment was not unusual, noting that past administrations had also appointed opposition members into ministerial positions.
According to him, former ministers such as Bala Mohammed and Adamu Aliero served under PDP-led governments despite their party affiliations at the time.
“President Jonathan discovered Bala Mohammed was good enough and brought him from ANPP,” he said.
“Aliero was also appointed by President Yar’Adua from ANPP because of his experience,” he added.
Yilwatda argued that criticism of President Tinubu over Wike’s appointment was unfair, insisting it followed past political precedents.
He also cited other opposition figures currently serving in the government, saying the focus on Wike alone was selective.
The APC chairman further claimed that Wike formally notified the PDP National Working Committee in 2023 before accepting the ministerial appointment, and that the party gave its approval.
“Wike wrote the National Working Committee of the PDP before he took the appointment,” he said.
“The National Working Committee approved that he should come and serve.”
Yilwatda maintained that Wike’s position in the current administration was with the consent of the PDP, not solely the APC.
A United States lawmaker, Kimberly Daniels, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to either redeploy or sack Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, over concerns linked to Nigeria’s worsening security situation.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
What is the dollar to naira exchange rate in the black market (also known as the parallel market or Aboki FX)?....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
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