The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Monday alleged
plot against him by Miyetti Allah groups and some members of the opposition in
the state.
Ortom alleged that Miyetti Allah groups and their
conspirators are plotting a media attack and protest against him due to his
stance against open grazing in the state.
The governor, who spoke through his Media Aide, Tever Akase
claimed that the plan was to be executed between now and 2022.
A statement by Akase alleged that the planned protest is
aimed at creating chaos, tension, fear among people of the state which could
lead to violent clashes.
He, however, warned that no amount of media falsehood would
deter him from selfless service to the people of the state.
He said: “It has become necessary to alert Benue people and
other Nigerians about a plan being orchestrated by Miyetti Allah groups in collaboration
with some opposition elements in the state to sponsor protests and a sustained
media campaign against Governor Samuel Ortom.
“The conspirators have already contacted editors of some
notable media organizations in Abuja and Lagos whose role it is to ensure that
articles, reports and all manner of media contents are churned out ceaselessly
against the Ortom administration.
“Our findings reveal that the Miyetti Allah groups are riled
by the Governor’s dogged stand against open grazing of animals in the state,
his call for the declaration of armed herdsmen as terrorists and his
administration’s opposition to Fulani Vigilante. Working in cahoots with some
members of the opposition in the state, the pastoralists have initiated the
anti-Ortom campaign which we understand is to be sustained between now and the
end of 2022.
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“The planned media publications are targeted at painting the
present administration in the state as a failure, a lie that is to be forced on
Benue people in the next two and a half years. The coordinated smear campaign
has already begun as seen in a section of the media.
“On the other hand, the sponsored protests by some youth
groups are intended to create chaos, tension and fear among the populace and
possibly trigger violent clashes capable of leading to loss of lives. It is
obvious that the herdsmen are not tired of bloodletting in Benue State.
“For Governor Ortom who had previously come under a series of
threats even to his life from armed herdsmen and their conspirators, the latest
plot by these enemies of Benue State is not unfamiliar terrain.
“It is the same desperation those who have sworn to make
Benue ungovernable displayed before and during the 2019 elections that are
beginning to rear its head again.
“Governor Ortom will not be intimidated or distracted by the
antics of armed Fulani herdsmen and their sponsors. No amount of falsehood in
the media or any other platform can change the Governor’s commitment to
selfless service to Benue people.”
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