Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, says he has been
barred from seeing President Muhammadu Buhari.
While appearing on Politics Today, a Channels Television
programme, on Thursday, Ortom expressed frustration that the show’s presenter
would not allow him to speak about the country’s security challenges.
“That is my problem with Channels Television, you will
always not want someone to tell the truth,” the governor said after Seun
Okinbaloye, the programme’s host, chided the governor for saying bandits may
take over the presidential villa.
According to Okinbaloye, Ortom’s “view is extreme”.
But the governor went on to say: “If you don’t want me to
appear on your programme, you tell me. Things are going bad. Nigeria is going
down the drain and you are watching as a television network; people are
watching. If you don’t want me to say it, then don’t invite me to your
programme.
“I cannot go to the villa. I cannot go and see the
president, they have stopped me and yet… you should help me communicate to the
president; you are stopping me.
“What do you want me to do? Have I said anything that is not
true? Even today my people have been killed. You want me to do what? What do
you want me to do?
“Everywhere, there are killings everywhere.”
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