SEN AKUME’S WAR ON BENUE STATE

We read the text of press conference addressed today in Abuja by the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume with other All Progressives Congress, APC leaders from Benue State.

We had earlier alerted Benue people and other Nigerians to expect the said press conference. It is one in a series of an organized smear campaign against Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.

As expected, Senator Akume and his group avoided responding to the issues of insecurity in the country which the Governor has repeatedly and rightly accused the Presidency of complicity.

The outing of George Akume and others in Abuja was nothing more than a massage on the ego of the Presidency to curry personal favours. As long as he and his group secure their meal tickets, Benue can go to hell. A media attack on Governor Ortom instantly attracts a package from the Villa.

Akume and his group must have been under intense pressure to hold the press conference and hurl vituperation against the Governor. This, they had to do to keep their jobs.

The leadership of APC in Benue, having lost grip of the party membership in the state with hundreds defecting to PDP every week, now see a window of opportunity to relaunch themselves into relevance.

As a two-term former Governor of Benue State, it is shocking that Akume is now calling for the declaration of state of emergency in the state to dismantle democratic structures.

Is it not contradictory that Akume faults Governor Ortom over his statements on the President’s handling of the security situation in the country but goes ahead to brand the Governor as a criminal and sponsor of militia? We challenge the Minister to provide evidence to back his claim that the Governor is involved in corruption and sponsors militia.

We recall that when he was Governor, Akume challenged the then President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for not doing enough to end the Jukun/Tiv crisis on the border of Benue and Taraba State. He is on record to have confronted President Obasanjo and said uncomplimentary things to the President.
Now he finds it convenient to give lectures on respect for hierarchy in government and age.

On his call for a probe, we have no objection to that. Governor Ortom is running a transparent administration and has nothing to hide. We however invite Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to begin their probe from 1999 when Akume became Governor. The N2 billion that went missing at the twilight of his administration is yet to be accounted for.

Akume’s utterances in 2019 are still fresh in the minds of Benue people. After the state came under herdsmen attacks and hundreds were killed, he accused Benue people of killing themselves. That the people responded to him by voting him out of the Senate confirmed their anger towards him.

Lastly, we expected APC to hold the press conference in Benue to test their popularity among the people of the state.

Terver Akase
Chief Press Secretary
August 30, 2021.

Nice one

Very fine response

Akume: Two times Governor, Senator, now Minister. This people will not know that rain is falling somewhere

Well crafted response. Ortom your Press Secretary needs a raise.

Ortom and akume are birds of a feather. Ortom is diverting attention to buhari while raping benue. Legends can decode

It’s a ghen ghen

On his call for a probe, we have no objection to that. Governor Ortom is running a transparent administration and has nothing to hide. We however invite Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to begin their probe from 1999 when Akume became Governor. The N2 billion that went missing at the twilight of his administration is yet to be accounted for.

The incumbent just said to 2 billion went missing under Akume, but trust efcc won't even move a muscle since Akume is on the side of the terrorist cow advocate but this same efcc would rather go after yahoo boys. Why don't you pursue this politicians with same vigour and energy you use on yahoo boys.

Akume is dull, declare a state of emergency in a state that is not ravaged, Buhari need to declare a state of emergency in north east and north west not the middle belt.

Too many Nigerians can be shameless sha. Just look at this overweight, useless animal called Akume.

Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs. What is that sef? A whole former governor for 8 years is scrambling and eating shit to remain a jobless minister of a useless ministry. How relevant is he in the current political space and how much is he stealing there that makes him think he can sell his own people? I don't understand this level of shameless greed, desperation and fuckery.

Ortomatic bazooka on fire

Akume the akuya don collect as e dey hot

hedonido:
Too many Nigerians can be shameless sha. Just look at this overweight, useless animal called Akume.

Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs. What is that sef? A whole former governor for 8 years is scrambling and eating shit to remain a jobless minister of a useless ministry. How relevant is he in the current political space and how much is he stealing there that makes him think he can sell his own people? I don't understand this level of shameless greed, desperation and fuckery.

My brother this politicians are shameless. Imagine a two-time governor who also represented his people at the senate siding the killers of his people against his own people.
Judas is looking like a man of integrity right now. Smh

Give it to them.....

Ortom is a man's man. I wish he was an eastern leader. Not ds empty carcasses and chaff...we have as governors in SE.

Hmmmmmm

Over the six years ortom not achieved anything than attacking presidency.

The only job Ortom has now is going from one media house to another, crying about Fulani up and down.

delugadou:
Ortom and akume are birds of a feather. Ortom is diverting attention to buhari while raping benue. Legends can decode

you are a fool.

Danjikanbauchi:
I am a fool.

why would you say such a thing about yourself? terrible

See as Akume fat like bread wey fall inside water.







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