Benue State governor, Samuel
Ortom has laughed off the claims in the camp of the opposition party that he
now trains thugs ahead of the 2019 governorship election.
“There is the need to reiterate
what has been stated several times that Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom,
neither possesses nor patronizes thugs,” he said in a statement by his Special
Adviser on Media and ICT, Tahav Argezua.
According to Argezua, close
watchers of the political developments in the state could testify that the
Governor won the 2015 governorship polls without resort to thuggery of any
form.
He said, “Since assumption of
office he has never ever resorted to the use of thugs to accomplish any task
for him. He does not need them.
“Indeed, by his disposition and
aversion to the patronage of thugs, thuggery is no longer attractive in the
state and has been reduced to the very minimum.
“Governor Ortom is a firm
believer in the rule of law and due process. When he feels that his rights have
been infringed upon or that falsehood has been published against him he takes
the opportunity of the right of reply or seeks redress in the courts of law.
“The claim by one gentleman that
the Governor sent thugs to attack him on Sunday because he belongs to another
party is uncharitable and untenable, to say the least.
“The gentleman in question who
has been shopping for who to blame for his attack, if indeed it happened, first
mentioned another person on Facebook before he changed his narrative for
partisan and other purposes.
“For young people like him, what
Governor Ortom does is to support them to stand on their feet.
“He also encourages them to marry
and settle down by sponsoring their marriages and many times personally attends
their weddings. Governor Ortom has nothing whatsoever to gain from any attack
on anyone.”
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