Former Senate President, David Mark, has revealed the only crime of Governor Samuel Ortom that has earned him persecution from the Federal Government.
He said Governor Ortom’s sin is that he has stood firmly in defence of the people of the state.
Senator Mark stated this at Oju during the Governor’s campaign tour of the local government area.
Mark said that the Governor had “demonstrated courage, resilience and determination to defend his people by putting his life on the line.â€
The former Senate President urged the traditional rulers not “to stop at blessing the Governor alone but also work very hard for his victory and that of other People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidates at the polls in the state.â€
According to him, “the PDP was out to salvage the country.â€
Earlier Governor Samuel Ortom told the traditional rulers that he was in their domain to solicit royal blessings and support for his re-election and the election of other PDP candidates in this year’s general elections.
He stated that his government had lived up to its responsibility of protecting lives and property of Benue people by enacting the Open Grazing Prohibition law in line with the desire of the people and resolve of his administration to end the lingering herders and farmers crises.
The Governor noted that even as agents of the Federal Government had made uncharitable comments against the law, he was not deterred because it was the global best practice in animals husbandry.
Acting Ada Oju, Prince Peter Ogbole, while assuring the Governor of their royal blessings and support in the coming elections acknowledged the good deeds of the Governor including the creation of a first class stool for the people of the area.
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