Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue
State has hinted on a major reason he must drag the Minister of Special Duties
and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume to court for attacking
him.
Recall that Senator Akume, during
a press conference in Abuja, asked the Federal Government to declare a state of
emergency in Benue following Governor Ortom’s outcry on incessant killings in
the state.
The former lawmaker also urged
the governor to apologize to President Muhammadu Buhari over criticism of the
president’s inability to tackle the security crisis bedeviling the entire
nation.
Sequel to Akume’s media parley,
Ortom who said he does not want to join issues with the former governor of the
state, on Wednesday vowed to seek redress, stressing that Akume must explain
the allegations against him.
The governor said he was angered
by how Akume abandoned his constituency, stating that majority of those who
suffered attacks in Benue due to activities of Fulani herdsmen were his
electorates.
According to him, “What pains me
is that this is a human being who was elected as Governor of Benue State two
times, elected as senator representing the good people of Zone B three times.
“The majority of people who were
affected by the activities of the Fulani herdsmen were in his constituency in
Zone B. He has decided to abandon us.
“No time has Akume visited an IDP
camp in Benue. As a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Akume has not
for once condemned the killings”.
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