Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says President Muhammadu
Buhari is a grandfather who should understand that the country is collapsing
due to activities of “terrorists”.
In a message on Saturday to congratulate Buhari on his 79th
birthday, Nathaniel Ikyur, Ortom’s chief press secretary, quoted the governor
as saying the insecurity affecting citizens is not what the president promised
when he assumed office in 2015.
According to the statement, the governor, who said he loves
Buhari, urged the president to take urgent action to secure the country before
he leaves office.
“I join your family, friends, political associates and all
Nigerians to congratulate you on the occasion of your 79th birthday,” he said.
“To some, the president is a father, to others, grandfather
while yet to others, he is a great grandfather who should understand that
Nigeria at the moment is collapsing due to the activities of terrorists who
have continued to destroy the very foundation of the unity of this country.
“Daily, people are slaughtered like animals either on their
farms, at home or roasted to death while travelling from one destination to
another with video clips showing the faces of the killers. Yet, no one has been
arrested.
“The roads have become booby traps where the citizenry are
scared to travel on, for the fear that they may be kidnapped for ransom or in
some cases killed outrightly. It is an open secret that no one is safe in this
country any longer.”
The governor said the security architecture in the country
has collapsed and the citizens now live in fear.
“The president should not listen to sycophants who may not
be telling him the truth that all is well,” he said.
“All is not well with Nigeria right now, Mr President. You
must therefore take urgent steps now to pull the nation back from the precipice
before it is too late.”
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