Ortom’s aide opens up on Presidency plot in Benue state

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, Terver Akase, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of plotting to cause a crisis in Benue state and make it ungovernable with the intention of declaring a state of emergency in the state.

In a statement issued by Akase in reaction to a statement released by Garba Shehu, he said Governor Ortom spoke the minds of most Nigerians on specific areas of failure of the Presidency and its complicity in the heinous crimes committed against citizens by armed Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists.

“We are aware of the Presidency’s plot to cause a crisis in Benue and make the state ungovernable and declare a state of emergency. Whenever each of their plans fails as it happened with the impeachment attempt on the Governor before the 2019 elections, they resort to cheap blackmail.

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According to him, the Presidency must realize that no amount of blackmail and media attack can discourage the Governor from speaking against the injustice and pain the present government has caused Nigerians.

“No amount of sponsored smear campaigns against the Governor can force him to repeal the law on open grazing of cattle in Benue State.

“Governor Ortom stands by his words that this is not the first time a Fulani man is President of Nigeria, and also that it is the first time the country has been divided on ethnic lines with lopsided appointments in promotion and celebration of nepotism, marginalization and open repugnance of other Nigerians.

“At no time in the history of this country have impunity, blatant disregard for laws, sectarian as well as ethnic differences been fueled by the government as we now see.

“The agenda of the present administration is to Islamize and Fulanize the nation like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Professor Kunle Olawunmi and other patriotic Nigerians have rightly said.

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Akase urges the good people in the country to call the Presidency to order before it destroys Nigeria, noting that if nothing is done fast to avert the impending disaster, armed herders, bandits and other terrorists would one day take over Aso Rock Villa and those occupying the Villa at the moment would willingly surrender to them and flee from the country.