Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue
State has said he is not bothered by threats to his life by those who do not
want the implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches
Establishment Law in the state.
Governor Ortom stated this on
Friday at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, during a courtesy call on him by the
leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Makurdi branch.
The Governor affirmed that, “if
it is not the will of God, no man has the right to take my life or stop the
ongoing implementation of the ranching law of the state.”
He told Benue people to remain
steadfast till impunity is defeated in Nigeria, saying that, “no sacrifice is
too big in the struggle to end the genocide being perpetrated by Fulani
herdsmen in parts of Benue State.
“It is time Benue sons and
daughters put away political differences and unite to speak with one voice
against invasion and occupation of our land, which has left many people dead
and property worth billions destroyed.”
He said the Open Grazing Prohibition
and Ranches Establishment Law has come to stay and no amount of intimidation
could make the state stop implementing of the legislation.
The Governor expressed hopes that
President Buhari would take further steps to stop the killing of innocent
people and arrest those behind the genocide especially leaders of Miyetti Allah
Kautal Hore who had threatened to resist the law.
Governor Ortom while appreciating
the NBA for the consolatory visit said he was happy that he had not done the
wrong thing by enacting a law that seeks to protect his people, stressing that
it was a global best practice and that he and President Muhammadu Buhari also
practice ranching.
Earlier, Chairman NBA Makurdi
branch, Mr. Emmanuel Agbakor, said the gruesome killings violated the right to
life of Benue citizens as enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution.
He condemned the, “total lack of
concern exhibited by the President regarding the killings in Benue State,”
stressing that the massacre was worse than the flood incidence which caught the
attention of the federal government.
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