Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State, has disclosed that after leaving office to serve in the new administration, he might go back to farming or work as a freelance journalist.
On May 29, according to Anaedoonline.ng, the new Benue State administration would be sworn in.
In the recently finished general elections, Ortom, who lost his bid for the Senate, claimed that Benue voters had been paid to cast their ballots against him.
Governor Ortom Reacts Over Claims Of Hatred Towards President Buhari
While noting that he had accepted the outcome of the poll as the will of God, Ortom said: “I know how much that was given to Benue state to ensure that I lose the election; fine and good. God has permitted it and I have accepted it and I have accepted to move on.
“I have also accepted that if another person comes, I should support that person. If they need my support, I will always be there and if they don’t need it, I will go back to my farm and my business and I can even be a freelance journalist.”
Newsmen learns that Ortom stated he no longer harbors resentment toward President Muhammadu Buhari while speaking to journalists in Benue.
Buhari should stay in Nigeria to work with the new administration to uplift the nation and offer relief to the people, said Ortom in response to a statement attributed to the Nigerian leader earlier about leaving the country for the Niger Republic.
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After ranking Nigeria at the bottom in every metric, he claimed Buhari could not leave the country.
He claimed that living in Benue state has been hellish under Buhari.
When opening the N19.6 billion Nigeria Customs Service Corporate Headquarters on Tuesday in Abuja, President Buhari said he would go to the neighboring Niger Republic to find safety if disturbance or trouble arose after he left office on May 29, 2023.
He said, “I try to plan to be as far away from Abuja as possible. I came from an area which is far away from Abuja.”
Although, Buhari mentioned that he would prefer to stay in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, however, “if anybody with force moves, I have a good relationship with my neighbours. Niger people will defend me.”
I Have Forgiven Buhari – Ortom
Reacting, however, Governor Ortom, said, “He doesn’t need to go to Niger, he should stay here with us and all of us should stay here and work with the incoming administration that God will put in place and by the grace of God, we shall move again from bottom to top.”
“For me, as a born-again Christian, I have forgiven President Muhammadu Buhari,” Ortom said, lamenting the pains the Buhari administration has inflicted on Nigerians, particularly the people of Benue State.
Even though he has taken us from top to bottom, we shouldn’t keep placing the blame on him.
“Thank God the constitution provides four years, after four years, you can go in for a second term and then another person will come.
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“We hope that the incoming administration will provide succour, will provide security for our people and provide economic development and peace for our people. We have suffered for eight years.”
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