Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (ret.) administration has been dubbed the worst in Nigerian history by the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. Ortom stated that the outgoing president “must be told that he failed woefully and Nigerians are feeling the impact of that failure because we are all suffering.”
He claimed that, in contrast to what had previously flourished under his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, the president had thrown the nation into unfathomable poverty and instability.
Ortom claimed that Buhari had brought Nigeria to its knees and made life miserable for all Nigerians while speaking at the commissioning of the BSCVGs’ Makurdi headquarters.
He said, “I served under the then President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and we all saw how Nigeria flourished under that administration. We all knew what the prices of goods and services were at the time.
“We also know what our exchange rate was at the time and what it is today. I want Nigerians to do a simple comparison and you will realise how bad it has been under this government and how Nigeria has been taken several years backwards by the Buhari government.
“The fact is that never in the history of Nigeria did we experience this kind of bad governance in the country.‘
Nigeria Is on Verge of Collapse, All Is Not Well’ – Ortom Tells Buhari
“Corruption is so endemic in this government, yet people who steal chicken are thrown into prison, but people in government who are busy stealing the wealth of the people are walking free.
“The President recently apologised to Nigerians; we accept the apology but he must be told that he failed woefully and Nigerians are feeling the impact of that failure because we are all suffering.”
Ortom also lamented the refusal of Buhari to curb the excesses of the armed Fulani herdsmen and designate them a terrorist organisation for being responsible for the killings in the country.
“The President told us he is retiring to tend to his cattle, is it because he is returning to be a herder that he failed to deal decisively with herdsmen? That was unfair to Nigerians,” he added.
The governor assured that he would continue to speak out against injustice in the country
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