The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has come under heavy attacks by angry people of the state for ‘taking them for granted.’
Ortom had during an interactive session on Harvest FM, Makurdi, during the week, boasted that he was sure of winning his second term convincingly if God asks him to go ahead.

Pastor Ortom, as he is known among his kinsmen, claimed that the people of the state were happy with him, even though the salaries of civil servants in the state are being owed for months.

However, his comment did not go down well with many citizens who described his 11 months in government as a complete disaster.

Some residents, who spoke with our correspondent in Benue, maintained that one of the greatest mistakes they made was to settle for Ortom as their Governor.

Others, who vented their anger on the social media, advised the Governor to concentrate on how to make Benue State better instead talking about 2019 election, which is still far away.

A resident of High Level who gave her name as Grace Vem argued that Ortom was never prepared for governance, hence his misfiring in the media.

She said, “If you carefully study how Pastor Ortom came on board you would understand that he was never prepared for the position he is occupying today. One cannot point out any meaningful thing he has achieved since assuming power and he is there telling us second term is sure for him. Now I understand the adage that says the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know.”

On his part, Akor, a student of Benue State University said the Governor has made life difficult for students in the state.

“Why would a reasonable governor decided to increased school fee by 100 per cent? It is pure wickedness! This is a man who has cannot confidently point at anything achievement since he assumed power and he is here boasting of second term. Our dear Apostle should sit up and stop telling us stories of his days as a motor park boy. Benue has gone beyond those tales by moonlight,” Akor said.

On his part, ace journalist and publisher of DayBreak Newspaper, Yemi Itodo believes that the Governor is out to completely ruin the state.

According to him, “Ortom is good at uprooting; he does not know how to plant. The blood of the innocent Agatu farmers and those who are currently suffering in the hands of kidnappers and you are pretending as if all is well, will hunt you. If God is alive and still in heaven and reigns all over the earth, you will not win any election in Benue again, that is if you survive this tenure.”

Earlier, a former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav stated that Ortom lacks the capacity, capability and the intellect to govern Benue State.

Tsav said, “I am deeply in sympathy with Ortom, because in my view, he does not seem to know what he is doing. He is seriously handicapped and lacks the capacity, capability and intellect to govern Benue State.

To worsen issues, he is aggressive and a shameless lying “MAN OF GOD”.

“He has reduced himself to a Puppet and allowed himself to be led by the nose as a reigning Monarch who relies on falsity and deceit as instrument of performance.

“Where a person knows nothing about something, the best option is ennoble humility and preparedness to learn.

“Ortom is borrowing left right and Centre to impress his masters and to help himself and themselves by operating an expensive Govt. Imagine the purported value of vehicles he bought for his Aides and the number of Committees he set up. It’s unfortunate indeed,” Tsav had said of Ortom in a statement.

omenka:
Ortom is a gargantuan failure so far. The man irritates me.

omenka:
Ortom is a gargantuan failure so far. The man irritates me.

I wonder what manner of pastor acts the way he does. First hint of what a disaster he'd be was the SUVs he bought for commissioners and the Corollas for mere Transition Local Government chairmen which costed 13mill and 7mill a piece respectively under these difficult times
Shame on him where everyone is cutting costs.

Then he went on to misappropriate the bailout funds- now dude can't even pay january salaries of civil servants.

What a shame.

madridguy:
Even as Pastor Ortom is not performing yet, I still have the assurance that he will still perform brilliantly.

PDP don messed up Benue State so cleaning up will take gradual process.

iflywithbuhari:

WOW, this is a revelation. Omenka finally agrees with an opponent. Praise the lord.

odikimi:

Who is PDP? AKume ruled as a pdp man for 8yrs, and Suswan for another 8yrs as a PDP man. Ortom was a minister for 4yrs under same PDP, meaning Ortom, Akume and Gemade all contributed to the mess.

omenka:
Anyone who says Akume was a failure doesn't know what he's saying jor- politics aside.

As a PDP governor, Akume did well. I'd say in terms of governors who made impact on the state, Akume comes next to Aper Aku. Had Suswam picked up from where he left off, the state would have been a lot better than it is today- especially if he had continued and expanded the works at Industrial Layout. But all he did was renovate a couple of primary schools, make walkways along the major roads in Makurdi, plant flowers in the middle of the road partitions, remove the flowers the next day, plant grasses, uproot them again, until he made up his mind to cover the place up with concrete at the twilight of his second tenure!! Oh, I forgot, he also installed streetlights which didn't last more than two years along the major roads also.

From what I've seen so far, Ortom might wind up far worse than Suswam.
Even potholes sef dem no dey patch up well.

Smh.

omenka:
Ortom is a gargantuan failure so far. The man irritates me.

I wonder what manner of pastor acts the way he does. First hint of what a disaster he'd be was the SUVs he bought for commissioners and the Corollas for mere Transition Local Government chairmen which costed 13mill and 7mill a piece respectively under these difficult times
when everyone else is cutting costs.

Then he went on to misappropriate the bailout funds- now dude can't even pay january salaries of civil servants.

What a shame.

iflywithbuhari:

WOW, this is a revelation. Omenka finally agrees with an opponent. Praise the lord.

madridguy:
Even as Pastor Ortom is not performing yet, I still have the assurance that he will still perform brilliantly.

PDP don messed up Benue State so cleaning up will take gradual process.

donphilopus:


This is not the first time Omenka is saying it on this platform. He has been saying it and would continue to say it if the Governor continues to uphold his failure. If somebody is not trying we say it, unlike you guys who support failures because they are your kinsmen. I have the believe that he (Ortom) would right the wrongs in time and stop being a puppet to any Abuja Politician.

HolyHero:
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serves them right..

The devil you know is better than the angel you dont know


lemme see how they will carry their pathetic brooms and continue shouting APC!! And CHANGE!! On empty stomach
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donphilopus:


This is not the first time Omenka is saying it on this platform. He has been saying it and would continue to say it if the Governor continues to uphold his failure. If somebody is not trying we say it, unlike you guys who support failures because they are your kinsmen. I have the believe that he (Ortom) would right the wrongs in time and stop being a puppet to any Abuja Politician.

WhoRUDeceiving:


Sharrap there. Stop shifting the goal post. Typical Ni.gga Arean. For 11 months and counting, Ortom cannot point to even 1 single world class plan and you are hear talking about PDP. So I as governor for just siddon look, say, na PDP fault ooh!!!

Huuuuuuuh

allthingsgood:


For the 16yrs pdp ruled, what did they offer other than mass looting and impunity. This is ortom first term so take a chill pill pls!

HolyHero:
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serves them right..

The devil you know is better than the angel you dont know


lemme see how they will carry their pathetic brooms and continue shouting APC!! And CHANGE!! On empty stomach
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allthingsgood:


For the 16yrs pdp ruled, what did they offer other than mass looting and impunity. This is ortom first term so take a chill pill pls!

WhoRUDeceiving:


Then you are going the same route as the last "16 yrs pdp ruled". When Dariye was gov, people like you said the same crap, that the useless military (which Buhari was a staunch member of) messed up for so long and it would take time, that he would need second term, even within 6 months people were already praising him to contest for a second term- just like that.

Today the people are getting more and more wise about the lies and deceit, which hopefully, would result in massive revolt or secession. I hope folks like you making excuses won't be the first to be sent to the guillotine.

allthingsgood:
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Trash!

You watch too many movies abeg. Its a democracy for christ sake, if the people are not satisfied after 4yrs then they have the right to throw him out. But dont be making noise when the man has barely started. Noise u didnt make for 16 solid years, all of a sudden ur eyes don open abi.
No be only guillotine. Mtscheeeew

donphilopus:


This is not the first time Omenka is saying it on this platform. He has been saying it and would continue to say it if the Governor continues to uphold his failure. If somebody is not trying we say it, unlike you guys who support failures because they are your kinsmen. I have the believe that he (Ortom) would right the wrongs in time and stop being a puppet to any Abuja Politician.

WhoRUDeceiving:


Maybe your gov should invest in quality film, since that is bringing India and America not only billions, but entrenching their culture on una.

By the Way,

Who taught you the word "democracy" self? Na your ancestors practice am'? Those who even tried to tu.sh you up, that is there forefathers, were dreamers in fact. They dreamt of having great kingdoms and nations, even dreamt of coming to your compound to slap you, and make you call yourself their bi.atch (aka the name Nigerian) and you accepted till date.

Today is not the time of sitting down and waiting for 4 years to pass before writing essay. Even Trump that hasn't even officially beam Rep candidate is under heavy scrutiny for your info "Mr Democracy".