Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed sadness
over the death of Professor Godswill Obioma, the National Examinations Council
(NECO) Registrar.
There is confusion over the cause of death due to
conflicting accounts of his final moments.
Nigerians have called for an inquiry and urged federal
authorities to order an independent autopsy.
On Wednesday, Ortom lamented that Obioma, an ex-Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Commissioner in Ebonyi, was
murdered.
He was reacting to the assasination of retired Assistant
Inspector General of Police, Christopher Dega, his Senior Special Assistant on
Security.
“Retired AIG Dega served with me here. This is someone who
has retired but is not tired and is still active.
“For him to have been murdered in the manner that they did…a
retired AIG gunned!”
“Then Professor Obioma, can you imagine? A whole Professor
just killed in that manner. Look at what is happening.”
The Benue helmsman reiterated his declaration that the
government had failed.
“It is unfortunate, these killings are unwarranted. If
(only) the government were ready to listen to superior ideas, advise, and be
proactive.
“I’m part of the government, I cannot run away from it. I
can equally say we have failed.
“The primary responsibility of any government is to provide
security for lives and property.
“If there is no security, nothing meaningful can thrive.
There can be no development.
“Nobody will create industries or bring investment to
Nigeria. No economic activities can go on, everybody will be afraid”, Ortom
said.
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