I don’t own snakes, but following divine mandate, I spent N31m treating over 1 million people who are snake bite victims in 3 months — Gov Ortom



Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Tuesday, denied allegations making the rounds that he operates snake farm.

Instead, he said, he had been saving the lives of those bitten by snakes.

The governor further disclosed that rather than inflicting pains on people through his alleged snake farm, he had incurred N31m within three months treating victims of snake bites.
He, however, said there was nothing wrong for anybody to go into any kind of farming, including snake farming, which the constitution permits.

His denial is coming on the heels of a report alleging that the governor owns snakes farm at his Oracle Farm along Naka Road, Makurdi; and that the consignment intercepted last week by the Nigerian Customs in Calabar belonged to him.

The governor, who briefed newsmen after his return from a two-week leave in the United Kingdom, denied the allegation.

He added that he received a divine mandate 20 years ago to assist victims of snake bites who cannot afford to pay for their treatment, and that he had been doing that, culminating in his spending of N31m in three months this year alone.

He added that he runs a foundation that was specifically established to cater for the poor and peasant farmers in the rural areas that are bitten by snakes but have no means of treatment.

Ortom further disclosed that he had decided to retain St. Theresa and Rahama Hospitals, Makurdi, where people who are bitten by snakes go for treatment, stating that over one million people have so far received treatment in the two hospitals for various degree of snake bites.

He lamented that snakes have become a burden to the state and that if he had the power, he would have killed all the snakes across the state; adding that in the last three months, he had incurred N31m on treatment of victims of snake bites.

“As at June ending when the management of St. Theresa Hospital, Makurdi, brought the accumulated bills of three months to me, I had incurred N31m for treating victims of snake bites.

“People should rather encourage someone who is committed to saving lives,” Ortom said.

He also said he had detailed the state’s Attorney General, Mike Gusa, to investigate the report.

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Benue State People where una for see this kind Governor

1 million people in Benue state have so far received treatment from Snake bites---Governor Ortom ( Oga please fear God)

Can you imagine this? 31m treating the bite of an animal whose importance in life is not very clear.

Honestly, if I have my way, snakes will cease go exist as far as this earth is concerned, let them with whatsoever advantage we derive from them.

Very hopeless governor

nextprince:
Can you imagine this?

APC failed on this giy

Nigeria will always have thieves as leaders.

sarrki:


APC failed on this giy

APC failed on every single person except Ambode , Buhari is the worst failure

if i pray that another snake should bite him again and kill him somebody will say that i'm wicked,Snake bigger than this one i'm seeing in the picture above

No wonder that Benue tout here that abuses igbos here always behaves as if he was bitten by Benue snake.


If only he was treated by his useless governor

QueenOfNepal:
No wonder that Benue tout here that abuses igbos here always behaves as if he was bitten by Benue snake.


If only he was treated by his useless governor

When you thought you have heard it all.

Was he not the same governor that empowered Benue youths with brand new wheel barrows ?

Now he treated snake bite with 31 million Naira in 3 months.

Mr. Governor,were these people bitten by the same snakes God sent in the wilderness to bite the children of Israel for disobedience?

Mr. Omenka should be all over this thread,but no,he is busy jumping from one Biafran news to another.

Only lalasticlala can find this news interesting.

I want to produce a movie titled Snake in the Ortom Shadow and I need a good location. I think Benue will be ideal. But the problem is who will be the lead actor.