Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to a statement by 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s aide, Phrank Shaibu, describing him as the worst governor in Nigeria’s history.

Shaibu had accused the G-5 Governors of working against Atiku and stressed that they were only seeking relevance, appointments, and protection from prosecution.

Reacting, Ortom in a statement issued by his aide, Terver Akase said Atiku Abubakar ought to be worried that he has gone into history as the first presidential candidate of a leading political party to be rejected by key stakeholders and many other members of his party.

”We are not sure that the Special Assistant on Public Communication to the PDP presidential candidate got his consent before making the statement; because if he did, he would have refrained from blaming the G-5 for his loss at the polls.

”The question that should bother him is, why did the G-5 and other members of the Integrity Group reject his candidacy? The group stood for justice, equity and fairness that the 2023 presidency must go to the southern part of the country and Nigerians saw the indisputable facts contained in the position of the Integrity Group and voted for a presidential candidate from the south.

”Another reason for Atiku’s attack on Chief Ortom is the former Benue State Governor’s boldness to speak truth to his face and rebuke him for making unstatesmanlike comments regarding the killing of Benue people by Fulani herdsmen.

Atiku is on record to have expressed bitterness towards Ortom for daring to enact a law to prohibit open grazing of livestock in the state.

”The former Vice President’s diatribe against Chief Ortom can therefore be understood as the manifestation of frustration for losing the 2023 election.

His failure to humble himself and unite the PDP, opting to remain haughty even when the signals were clear that he was heading for defeat summarized his performance in the last election.

”Atiku lacks the moral ground to accuse anyone else of corruption. The words of his erstwhile principal, the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who described him as a very corrupt man have remained indelible and incontrovertible.

Chief Obasanjo, in his book, ‘My Watch’ states on pages 191-192 thus:
“Atiku Abubakar’s name was among names sent to us. Up to that time EFCC had enjoyed a close cooperation and collaboration with law enforcement agencies in the UK and the USA. I gave the green light to Nuhu for the investigation as requested by the authorities and forwarded his report to the USA.

The report was uncomfortable and unsavoury about Atiku and his associates.

I thought it was bad enough that the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was under investigation for corruption, when my Administration had made fighting corruption one of its cardinal objectives.

As it turned out, the investigation in Nigeria and in the US led to Atiku’s house being searched by the US Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It was so embarrassing for our Administration and Embassy in Washington.

”The role of anti-graft agencies is to investigate allegations of corruption.

Whenever they invite someone, such a person has to honour the invitation.

As a man who believes in the rule of law, Chief Ortom willingly visited EFCC when the Commission sought clarifications on the actions of his administration, the statement added.

Ortom, therefore, urged Nigerians to disregard the allegation by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar because it is unfounded and tantamount to cheap blackmail.

helinues:
The 2023 election was won very early cos I am still wondering how some Nigerians truly believed that 93% of the registered voters collected their PVC, how ?

When be say na phone low battery average Nigerians dey take seriously ..

Lutherblaq:


it is because many nigeraian are afraid to go out and vote.

helinues:


How about all those voters card that was buried inside the bush, abi the one wey dem burn for Inec office in some places, no be some people's voters card be that?

Lutherblaq:


That could be caused by election lose, and so many reasons.

You see as for me, the last time i voted was back then in 2015, That i narrowly escaped being facialy blinded by some thugs in kaduna state.

helinues:


See bro, the oppositions in this 2023 election are just jokers.

When the new electoral law was proposed at the house, the oppositions were no where to be found.

Transmitting of results in real time to Irev portal should have been made mandatoy and also all results from polling unit is final.

Ihateheadslamer:
It still doesn't change the fact that Atikulooter got more than he expected after the just concluded presidential elections in Nigeria

helinues:


And how is Peter Obi different from Atiku? Aren't they both losers?

Ihateheadslamer:
As far as Nigerians are concerned, there's no winner in the just concluded presidential elections in Nigeria

helinues:


No winner yet we are not in military government.

Sometimes, I dey wonder whether na idleness dey make you to dey quote me daily with incoherent comments.

Ihateheadslamer:
The same Nigeria militaries without balls reason why I respect Mamady Doumbouya the most fearless soldier of his generation

Sometimes, I dey wonder whether na idleness dey make you to dey quote me daily with incoherent comments.

helinues:




You just justified the above quote.