The Air Force officer who prevented Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom from entering the Makurdi Air Force Base on the morning of Saturday, 12th February 2022, has been suspended, Quest Times can report.

Sources said the Chief of Air Force ordered the officer’s (whose name has not been released) suspension on hearing of the incident and assigned a new Air Officer to take charge.

Ortom was at the Air Force base on Saturday morning to receive the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo who was passing through from Abuja to Taraba State where he was going to represent the President as Visitor to the Federal University in Wukari.

The Benue State Governor was however prevented from accessing the base against normal protocol that would alert a state governor when the President or the VP were visiting or passing-by their areas.

Ortom received such protocol alert and decided to personally receive the VP who was in transit. He was shocked to have been prevented and he promptly addressed the press on the matter which immediately went viral online.

Sources close to the Governor said he also complained to federal authorities including the VP, who was also surprised at the action of the Air Force officer and demanded an explanation. It was in the aftermath of this, that the Chief of Air Staff ordered the officer suspended.

Eventually the Governor Ortom returned to the Base and received the VP on his return from Taraba.

Reports had earlier today reported that Air Force security stopped Ortom from receiving the VP while he was in transit passing through Makurdi.

In his briefing to journalists at Government House Makurdi right after, Governor Ortom said the action of the Airforce officer is “unacceptable, breach of protocol, and politics taken too far.”

Source: https://www.thequesttimes.com/exclusive-officer-who-prevented-ortom-from-entering-naval-base-supended/

Now look at where his overzealousness landed him?

I don't pity him at all

i know this will happen

Governor wey go feed him entire village.

Believe this at ur own fakeness from pit of hell media suspension

Noted

The headline says Naval Base while in the body, only Airforce Base was mentioned, pls which of them is correct?

Though since officer is an Airforce officer and Airforce has a base in Makurdi (don't know if Navy has) it is safe to assume it is Airforce Base.

Op correct the headline.

Na Buhari cartel abi Osibanjo cartel .. which of them run The governor street..

His name must be Ibrahim, Abubarkar, Muhammad, and so on

Machinegun91:
His name must be Ibrahim, Abubarkar, Muhammad, and so on

Then if it is later discovered the name is shinedu, okoro, shidi and so on, you will now stick to this lie by saying Buhari called them to change the name.

Wetin do ipob this kind strong thing?

Overzealous officer

But, who sent them, cos, they acted base on instructions given frm oga at the top

Maybe it had been discussed already b4 he carried out the assignment and those that asked him to do it is saved from punishment

The way and manner uniformed men dey disrespect executive governors for this regime eh

After finishing his assignment you suspend but he keep receiving his salary those are eye service. What will give the officer the mind to stop a seating governor not to meet the vice president if not order from above.

That officer has been sacrificed on the Political alter. Lol. . Someone gave that order and he just carried out a directive

I hope the pained governor and his supporters will be relief by now

medicine after death. I don’t think the officer acted on his own. He is just a sacrificial lamb



Anyway, Agriculture is life.

Over zealousness don end this one career.

BeeBeeOoh:


Now look at where his overzealousness landed him?

I don't pity him at all

We do not know it is overzealousness. I see it as a training issue.
Often there is a lack of policy guidance and individuals are then left to take discretionary action

He should not be scapegoated rather this should be treated as a learning and training opportunity
Was he told that the Governor was coming
I believe that if he allowed the Governor in he might have been sanctioned
For me he did nothing wrong

Kosoco:
That officer has been sacrificed on the Political alter. Lol. . Someone gave that order and he just carried out a directive

Well no one had to give an order. As long as he was not given an order he should not allow even the President in , He did nothing wrong. Ortom has some fault because he was not invited there. The letter brandished does not amount to an invitation.
This is a failure of the Benue State protocol. and the Presidency protocol.

No unauthorized person should be given access and that authority was not given by the military command

When two elephants are fighting the grasses suffer......


Next time mind your biz

Audio suspension. Na only am dey there abi. Or governor no carry police to drag am put inside boot . Person fit try am for wike? No. Cux he always move with his thugs

Suspension well deserved.

heniford2:
Believe this at ur own fakeness from pit of hell media suspension

I believe you bro

Somebody gave him the order,he acted on superior orders

Na because Ortom self no too get work, otherwise why should he be struggling to greet person wey dey on transit.

Funny,
Is there anything like suspension in army?
Nobody is or will be suspended abeg, all this one na to save face

aribisala0:
Well no one had to give an order. As long as he was not given an order he should not allow even the President in , He did nothing wrong. Ortom has some fault because he was not invited there. The letter brandished does not amount to an invitation.
This is a failure of the Benue State protocol. and the Presidency protocol.

No unauthorized person should be given access and that authority was not given by the military command

Even the president the commander in-chief of the armed forces of FRN. Even Lucky Irabor the highest ranking military officer in the country would have the mind to that, that would straight to Kiri-kiri super max.

Wetin e wan see Osinbajo for? So that he can abuse am for him face?

Gireiboy:

Even the president the commander in-chief of the armed forces of FRN. Even Lucky Irabor the highest ranking military officer in the country would have the mind to that, that would straight to Kiri-kiri super max.

I do not understand your sentence