The Benue State government has said it is still suffering from the consent judgments, running into at least N3.6 billion, entered into by the immediate-past government led by Samuel Ortom. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim, stated this in a telephone chat with journalists on Monday. He lamented that the present administration was still …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, inaugurated a 17-man caretaker committee to take charge of the party’s affairs in Benue State. The party leadership tasked the committee, headed by Gen. Napoleon Bali (retd.), to resolve the Benue PDP internal crisis, particularly the feud between ex-governors Samuel Ortom and Gabriel Suswam. The Benue PDP has been factionalised and engulfed in …

Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday stated that the PDP G5 group will support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 saying the group has no regret for supporting the president in the last poll The former governor made this known on Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike …

Former Governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom has said that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is angry because he was rejected by him and the G5- governors. Ortom was reacting to a statement made by Atiku through his media aide, Mr. Phrank Shaibu accusing him and other G-5 …

The outgoing governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday handed over to the incoming governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia. The event took place at the Old Banquet Hall of Government House, Makurdi. In his speech, Ortom said his administration was handing over N187 billion in debt which makes up of salary arrears, loans, contractual obligations and others. The outgoing …

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, said he has forgiven the President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom disclosed this while responding to questions on Arise Television’s The Morning Show. Ortom had criticised the presidency for blaming his administration for the killings in the state. He described the attempts by the President to blame his government for the situation as “futile attempts …

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has advised critics against dealing with the new government of Fr. Hyacinth Alia as they did with his. The governor made this known on Tuesday During a farewell visit to the Tiv Area Traditional Council at the Tor Tiv Palace in Gboko to formally inform the council about his exit from office in a few …

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, accused the presidency of placing cows above human lives. Ortom stated this through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nathaniel Ikyur, while reacting to an earlier statement issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. The president’s media aide had in a statement issued on Wednesday raised steps …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has revealed plans to organise an “elaborate thanksgiving” to God for two reasons. The governor, who spoke on Sunday at the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s Signs and Wonders Mega Parish, Gboko Road, Makurdi, said he would be thanking God for helping him through his eight years in office and also for losing the …

For avid followers of Nigeria’s sociopolitics, the name Samuel Ortom regularly hums in the ear like the droning rhythm of the busy bee. The man who has been governor of Benue State for almost eight years, is outspoken, fearless, even daring. He is never shy of intruding into the tooth-picking, complacent comfort zones of those whose actions and inactions, have …