Presidency 2023: Atiku meets Gov Ortom, PDP stakeholders in Benue  

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a front line 2023 presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP), on Sunday held consultation meeting with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and other party stakeholders in the state.

The former vice president also extended his visit to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) where he donated N50 million to support the victims of insecurity in the state.

Interacting with Governor Ortom, Atiku solicited more support for the IDPs in Benue State. He noted that he made the first-ever private sector contribution to the fight against COVID-19 pandemic that stimulated elicited and encouraged others to support the health crisis.

Atiku decried ethnic profiling, especially of criminals, as he advocated the need  for peaceful co-existence between the Fulanis and other tribes in the country.

The former vice commended the Ortom administration for peace building efforts in Benue, urging leaders in the country to bring every Nigerian together regardless of their religious, political, and ethnic differences.

According to Atiku: “I don’t label anybody, either ethnically or religiously. As leaders, we should try as much as possible to bring all our people together to understand themselves.

“The other time I visited the IDPs camp in 2019, since then I have not returned. I want to announce my own donation for their upkeep of N50 million.

“Let me recall at the beginning of the corona pandemic. I was one of the first initial donors in the private sector. My donation was not the highest, it was also N50 million. After that, so many donations came into billions.”