Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has accused the
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole of
knowing more than he claims to know about the killings in Benue.....
Ortom said
this while reacting to a statement by Oshiomhole, that he hasn’t performed well
as governor and has aggravated the sufferings of his people.
Oshiomhole in his
response to Ortom’s defection, while speaking with journalists in Abuja, said
the governor’s exit from the party was good riddance. He said: “Governor Ortom
has complicated, by his own actions and poor judgement, the security situation
in the state,” he said , citing reports by APC leaders in Benue State.
“They
drew our attention to the fact that some of those that have been arrested as a
result of the killings are people who have been associated with him, including
people in his employment, especially a guy known to have been involved with
Boko Haram, whom he recruited to manage what they called forest guards.
“These
people have been arrested and are in police custody. If an appointee of a
governor is involved in a heinous crime, including killing, that will be enough
for a governor to worry about.”
Ortom, who dumped the APC on Wednesday, in his
response also threatened to sue the APC chairman for disparaging him.
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