TRICYCLE operators in Benue State under the auspices of Tricycle Operators Association of Nigeria stormed government house in Makurdi yesterday to rally support for the re-election of the state governor, Samuel Ortom.
The state chairman of the association, Comrade Bernard Orban, said that they had come to support there own.
“As an Agbero, we have come to endorse our fellow Agbero, we know the governor very well.”
Orban further described the governor as “a sacrificial lamb who has volunteered to stake his life for the freedom of his people and thanked God for using him to impact positively on the lives of the people of the State.
He pledged to mobilise and join the campaign train of the governor to all the parts of the State.
“You have demonstrated uncommon love for us and the entire people of the State. Wherever you go, you spoke well on behalf of your people. At the presidency, you never get intimidated to speak for Benue people. When Fulani herdsmen were killing us in Benue, you brought solution by the enactment of anti-open grazing law.
“You started as Agbero in the motor park and today, you are a governor leading people. I want to tell you that you are leading well and you still remember where you are coming from. God has elevated you among us, therefore, we must support you to get re-elected and complete your eight years in office.
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“Nobody can stop you because power comes from God,” Orban stated.
Receiving the tricycle operators in his office, governor Ortom appreciated them for their goodwill, solidarity, prayers and support to his administration.
He said that he belongs to the operators having started off as a motor tout and steadily rose to become what he is today.
“I started as a bus conductor, when I dropped out of school in 1972, later I became a driver and am proud to say this anywhere.
“And since God made it possible for me to be what I am today, be rest assured that hope is not lost.
“The only thing that can hinder one’s destiny is when one lives a wayward life and taking into drunkenness.
“So, I encourage you not to indulge in any drug like tramadol it is deadly.
Ortom promised to initiate an empowerment scheme for them and urged to them to form a cooperative society so as to enable them access loan and purchase tricycle of their own.
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