I’m Not Against An Idoma Becoming Governor Of Benue State – Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday declared that he is not against an Idoma man becoming the governor of the State, stressing however that it is a process that involves everyone.

This was as the Governor described the allegation by the Benue Rebirth Movement (BRM), claiming that he (Ortom) hates the Idoma people and would not want them to be elected into office as governor of the state as spurious and far from the truth.

Ortom said that it is on record he earlier counselled the leadership of the Benue Rebirth Movement to reach out to their Tiv brothers to canvass support across all political parties, and not just in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the purpose of an Idoma son or daughter to be elected as Governor of the State.

The Governor said that way, he believes that there will be a singleness of purpose and approach for his Idoma brothers to have a level field of contest.

Ortom also said that since 2015 when he assumed office as Governor of Benue State, he has continued to promote the unity of the state with accentuated vigour.

The Benue Governor, who was reacting to a statement by the group, said that such an allegation is totally unfounded particularly as it relates to the 2023 governorship election in the state.

These were contained in a statement by Nathaniel Ikyur, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ortom, who also said this was also displayed in the now famous ‘Unity Cap’ which he preaches to build unity among all ethnic nationalities in the state and Nigeria in general.

Ikyur further said; “Of utmost importance to the governor is the oath of office and oath of allegiance he swore to that makes every citizen of the state his primary responsibility. He has displayed this in both his appointments and siting of amenities as no zone in the state lags behind.

“The idea behind this is to show that Benue is for all and not just for the Tiv alone as the AVM Monday Morgan’s Benue Rebirth Movement (BRM) wants the public to believe.

“We advise the Benue Rebirth Movement to do more homework by building trust and confidence with their Tiv brothers in their quest and not to turn and make Governor Ortom an issue in their contest for the governorship of the state,” he said.