Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday, again
described the present regime led by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, as worse
than a military government.
Ortom who spoke to journalists in Makurdi after his return
from Abuja said that the nation had not been as divided as it is under the
present regime, stressing that the worst military government is better than it.
He, however, said that the success of the Peoples Democratic
Party convention last Saturday has rekindled the hope of Nigerians and assured
them that the party is poised to take over power.
“We (PDP) are determined to take over leadership of this country, come 2023 because of the failure of APC led government. They are being deceitful and not being able to secure our land. They have rather succeeded in destroying our economy, our security, our social life and everything you can think of in this country.
“I have been privileged to read the history of Nigeria and
that of those who have been destroying us including the military. Usually, we
say that the worst democratic government is better than the military
government.
“That is what we used to say, but for the purpose of APC-led
government, I want to say that the worst military government we have had in
Nigeria is better than this particular government led by APC.
“I have never seen
anything like this; people who don’t want you to tell them the truth or advise
them, try to twist things and tell the world that you are against them,” he
said.
The governor, however, admonished Nigerians to join hands
with the opposition PDP to be able to rescue the country.
“We urge Nigerians to team up with us (PDP) to dismantle
this current APC government that has a record of the worst corruption in our
nation. They have destroyed everything,” Ortom said.
Ortom alleged that the farm settlement been canvassed by the
present regime was aimed at populating the nation with foreign Fulani, adding
that Benue would continue to be opposed to the federal government’s gimmick at
taking over Benue land.
“There is another trick again that the presidency is trying
to bring. Before they came with a water bill aimed to annex our river, but I
opposed it. Now they are talking of farm settlement so that they can bring
Fulani from Niger, Sierra Leone, Mali Chad and Mauritania, terrorist Fulani to
take over our land. I’m saying capital no, it will not work.
“I don’t have problem with our indigenous Fulani who have
been cohabiting with us but for those terrorist Fulani, it will not work,”
Ortom fumed.
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