Why I left APC ― Ortom

BENUE State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Monday, said that he left the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, because the party failed to arrest leaders of Miyeitti Alla Kautal Hore.

The governor said that the party could not protect the interest of the people of Benue State.

According to the statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Tahav Agerzua, the governor stated this during his meeting with PDP stakeholders in Oju and Obi local government areas of the state.

Agerzua quoted the governor that “he came to the conclusion after his cries for the arrest and prosecution of leaders of various Fulani groups including Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore who threatened to invade the state and carried out the threat fell on deaf ears.”

Ortom explained that after he signed the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Bill into law in May 2017, leaders of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore addressed several press conferences at which they pledged to mobilize their kith and kin across the world to invade the state.

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Governor Ortom stated that his petitions to the relevant authorities to preempt the invasion were ignored just as his request for the arrest of those who claimed responsibility for the subsequent attacks and killings.

Governor Ortom said, “leaders of the APC at the national level with their collaborators in the state have made him a target for elimination on account of the Ranches Law which the people have insisted should not be repealed.

He requested the people to give him a second chance in 2019 as the recession coupled with security challenges hindered him from delivering on most of his campaign promises pointing out that the end of the matter is better than the beginning.

The statement said that all speakers at the meeting appealed for provision of critical infrastructure, more appointments and attention to issues of workers welfare and pledged support for the governor re-election.