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Ortom Has Never And Will Never Stir Up Hatred Against Any Ethnic Nationality – Group Tells Garba Shehu, Akume

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Ortom Has Never And Will Never Stir Up Hatred Against Any Ethnic Nationality – Group Tells Garba Shehu, Akume

A bunch often called League of Distinctive Buddies Affiliation has derided Presidential spokesman, Mallam Shehu and Minister of Particular Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume over their latest outburst towards Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.

 

The group, whereas briefing newsmen in Makurdi on Thursday described as false, baseless, and mendacious the narrative by Mallam Shehu that Governor Ortom is inciting farmers towards herders and Christians towards Muslims.

“We vehemently and fully reject his false and mischievous narratives towards our amiable Governor and negligence of the collosal humanitarian in addition to growth crises unleashed on the individuals of Benue State by the Fulani herdsmen.

 

“Mallam Shehu ought to moderately advise his principal to handle the humanitarian and growth crises occasioned by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and Nigeria at giant and cease his determined try to twist info and misinform unsuspecting members of the general public.

 

The group which spoke by the Government Secretary, Educating Service Board (TSB), Dr. Frank Kyungun applauded all Nigerians who know the reality and settle for the truth that Governor Ortom is talking for hundreds of thousands of unvoiced Nigerians who’ve continued to bear the brunt of financial hardship, banditry, insurgency, kidnappings and different violent crimes plaguing the nation.

“Let or not it’s identified to Shehu and his mischievious cronies that Governor Ortom has by no means and can by no means fire up hatred towards any ethnic nationality.

 

“The Governor is solely drawing consideration to the heinous assaults and killings of his individuals by armed Fulani herdsmen of their ancestral lands whereas the federal government on the centre seems complicit, incapable or unwilling to guard them,” the group famous.

 

They urged the Presidential Media aide to moderately channel his power in making statements that can give Nigerians hope that the federal government and his principal are making aware efforts to finish all types of banditry, insurgency, terrorism, kidnaping, and different social vices bedeviling the nation.

 

“He must also concern himself with the shortcomings of this administration within the space of safety, corruption and economic system. The three main pillars his Principal and celebration campaigned for, which Nigerians voted them into energy are but to be offered.”

 

They urged the Presidential Media aide to moderately channel his power in making statements that can give Nigerians hope that the federal government and his principal are making aware efforts to finish all types of banditry, insurgency, terrorism, kidnaping, and different social vices bedeviling the nation.

 

“He must also concern himself with the shortcomings of this administration within the space of safety, corruption and economic system. The three main pillars his Principal and celebration campaigned for, which Nigerians voted them into energy are but to be offered.”

 

The group equally expressed shock over the decision for a state of emergency in Benue by the Minister of Particular Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, stressing that his name was influenced by private political egocentric pursuits and never the problems of insecurity raised by Governor Ortom.

 

“We urge him to play the function of an elder and chief whose main focus must be on find out how to leverage on his standing as a federal minister and be part of arms with the state authorities to place an finish to insecurity in Benue State and pave the best way for the rebuilding of destroyed properties in rural communities and protected return of hundreds of thousands of Benue IDPs again to their ancestral land.

 

“The well-being, safety, and peace of the Benue individuals shouldn’t be taken without any consideration by Akume who has benefitted immensely from the goodwill of the Benue individuals.”

 

“We, subsequently, name on the Benue individuals to proceed to assist Governor Ortom for his agency stand for justice, equity, and fairness for all. We additionally urge our Chief and Governor to stay resolute, agency, and brave in his defence of his individuals by lawful and democratic means as historical past can be form to him.

 

“We imagine within the unity and indivisibility of Nigeria inside a peaceable atmosphere of mutual respect, progress, and stability,” the group famous.