Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State said, yesterday, that the state belongs to President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari-Ortom Hold FG responsible if anything untoward happens to me – Ortom This is even as the president announced that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, will soon commence drilling for a deeper search for oil and gas in the Benue trough. The governor, who stated this while receiving the president who was on a campaign in the state at Nigerian Airforce Base, Makurdi, also said the president could do whatever he wished in the state, being the President of Nigeria. He said: “He is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and whatever he is doing, it is our responsibility to give him adequate protocol. “He is our President, and this is beyond party… so I am doing all the needful. There is no special thing in what I am doing, it is what I am supposed to do as governor of Benue State, irrespective of party because he remains my President and I respect him. “I have no personal issues with him; we talk about policies and issues, there is no personal grudge. So, I am here to receive him, and I have made adequate arrangement. This state belongs to Mr President. So he has access, he can be here and do whatever he wants.” Ortom defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in July, having fallen out with the Federal Government. Speaking while addressing traditional rulers at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Makurdi, President Buhari announced that NNPC will soon commence drilling for a deeper search for oil and gas in the Benue Trough. He said the oil and gas drilling search in the Benue Tough will be the next after commencement of drilling in Kolmani River area, located within Bauchi and Gombe states. He recalled that as Minister of Petroleum in the 70s, he had seen “very interesting seismic surveys” that revealed discovery of oil and gas from the Chad Basin through the Benue Trough down to the Delta region. According to him, for mostly commercial reasons, investment was directed to Niger Delta, given the promise of quicker results. He narrated past efforts by him as Military Head of State to diversify the country’s sources of oil to strengthen its unity, promising that his administration will intensify efforts in this direction. Buhari welcomed the observation by the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Professor James Ayatse, that peace had been restored to Benue State and the fact that he had so far conducted a decent and a peaceful campaign. The President promised to look at requests for more roads, bridges and tertiary institutions made by the royal father. Earlier, the Tor Tiv had expressed appreciation to Buhari for the manner he had conducted a peaceful campaign, without riots, violence, stressing that the president had set good example. “We had a challenging time in 2016. Thanks for your intervention, for accepting our appeal to step up security. Operation Whirl Strike has succeeded in chasing away violent herders.” He also called for a closer look at the border to stop “criminals and bandits” from crossing into Nigeria.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/benue-belongs-to-buhari-says-ortom/

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Meet the average benue man and they will blame ortom for all that happened but on nairaland, yeast people will be claiming that they are from benue and trying to stoke sentiments with lies

When it come to lies and propaganda no one is bigger than the yeast, they can brag and make noise from morning till night, those who know the story of Biafra will know how boastful they can be, but they have no value, 5% vote power, 2% natural resources contribution, 4% economic power, 98% fake products manufacturing, 76% national crime rate


With all the bad things they do, they still claim saints

The title of this news is misleading, especially during the electioneering period. This Election is different from the past ones, more people are enlightened because of what we saw in the last 3.5 years. This is the first time I and a lot of people around me will be voting, it means that we will no longer allow agberos, mai suya, mai ruwan, touts, etc decide our future, and no one person or group can instruct us on who to vote for.

However, the fact remains that whatever good intention Buhari is having for Nigeria, he cannot fulfil because of his age. People are only using him and his popularity to win the presidency for APC.

Nigeria future is in our hands, please if you have not gotten your PVC, do so today or tomorrow. God bless Nigeria and us all.

iamJ:
Meet the average benue man and they will blame ortom for all that happened but on nairaland, yeast people will be claiming that they are from benue and trying to stoke sentiments with lies

When it come to lies and propaganda no one is bigger than the yeast, they can brag and make noise from morning till night, those who know the story of Biafra will know how boastful they can be, but they have no value, 5% vote power, 2% natural resources contribution, 4% economic power, 98% fake products manufacturing, 76% national crime rate


With all the bad things they do, they still claim saints

You are too young for all this nonsense, you talk like a person whose brain has been turned upside down, what is the topic about? Read well before making a comment.

Atiku is an urbane, intelligent investor. He will make a reasonable President for a decadent Nigeria. With Peter Obi and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, expect Nigeria to bounce back.Fayose, a sitting governor in the opposition was accused of Illegality with state funds, his accounts were frozen and investigations were carrier out by the EFCCOsinbajo will not relent though despite the near death experience he had in Kogi rather he has ordered for another chopper so as to continue his scam.Buharideens are retrogressives, who thinks poverty is a good virture, being rich means you have soiled your hands and not cos you have worked hard for it. Senseless bafoons who values cattles over human lives, who dont care or see anything wrong that children, women and old people are slaughtered in their sleep because of cows, people with inherent animalistic tendercies and desire to spill blood for senseless reasons. Disregard for freedom, and humanities., deregard for rule of law. This is why 98% of Buhari fans is not moved or controlled by common sense or wisdom, but moved and controlled by ethnoreligious sentiments.Up till now Osinbajo has not seen the need for FG to pay the terrorists to release Leah, but he is going about distributing billions of Naira in the name of Tradermoni, while Leah Sharibu is still languishing in the hands of the terrorist group for her faith in Pastor Osinbajo's Lord Jesus Christ.
Somebody is deceiving us Christians. The truth must be told.

This election is going to be interesting... A governor supporting an opposition party

Jayslicky:
You are too young for all this nonsense, you talk like a person whose brain has been turned upside down, what is the topic about? Read well before making a comment.

He said it as is it .it might not OK or friendly to you but the Truth

iamJ:
Meet the average benue man and they will blame ortom for all that happened but on nairaland, yeast people will be claiming that they are from benue and trying to stoke sentiments with lies

When it come to lies and propaganda no one is bigger than the yeast, they can brag and make noise from morning till night, those who know the story of Biafra will know how boastful they can be, but they have no value, 5% vote power, 2% natural resources contribution, 4% economic power, 98% fake products manufacturing, 76% national crime rate


With all the bad things they do, they still claim saints

You should be ashamed of your fathers, who died fighting to have Eastern Nigeria with them in Nigeria.


I don't need to start fighting your lies with long sentences, facts will bite you down.

BuhariLooter:
Atiku is an urbane, intelligent investor. He will make a reasonable President for a decadent Nigeria. With Peter Obi and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, expect Nigeria to bounce back.Fayose, a sitting governor in the opposition was accused of Illegality with state funds, his accounts were frozen and investigations were carrier out by the EFCCOsinbajo will not relent though despite the near death experience he had in Kogi rather he has ordered for another chopper so as to continue his scam.Buharideens are retrogressives, who thinks poverty is a good virture, being rich means you have soiled your hands and not cos you have worked hard for it. Senseless bafoons who values cattles over human lives, who dont care or see anything wrong that children, women and old people are slaughtered in their sleep because of cows, people with inherent animalistic tendercies and desire to spill blood for senseless reasons. Disregard for freedom, and humanities., deregard for rule of law. This is why 98% of Buhari fans is not moved or controlled by common sense or wisdom, but moved and controlled by ethnoreligious sentiments.Up till now Osinbajo has not seen the need for FG to pay the terrorists to release Leah, but he is going about distributing billions of Naira in the name of Tradermoni, while Leah Sharibu is still languishing in the hands of the terrorist group for her faith in Pastor Osinbajo's Lord Jesus Christ.
Somebody is deceiving us Christians. The truth must be told.

Take your religious to somewhere else does hunger,lack of infrastructures ,unemployment and non development of Nigeria recognized religious .

adekolaelect:
He said it as is it .it might not OK or friendly to you but the Truth

adekolaelect:
He said it as is it .it might not OK or friendly to you but the Truth

iamJ:
[s]Meet the average benue man and they will blame ortom for all that happened but on nairaland, yeast people will be claiming that they are from benue and trying to stoke sentiments with lies

When it come to lies and propaganda no one is bigger than the yeast, they can brag and make noise from morning till night, those who know the story of Biafra will know how boastful they can be, but they have no value, 5% vote power, 2% natural resources contribution, 4% economic power, 98% fake products manufacturing, 76% national crime rate


With all the bad things they do, they still claim saints [/s]

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