Tobi Adebayo
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has fired back at the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, George Akume, who asked him to apologise to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress.
The governor, in a statement by his spokesman, Tever Akase, vowed never to apologise to Buhari and said Akume was only “massaging the President’s ego.”
Ortom had accused Buhari of planning to Islamise Nigeria and said that he had documents to prove his claim.
The governor also accused the President of supporting Fulani herders to wreak havoc in Benue state.
Akume, however, called on Ortom to tender an unreserved apology to Buhari and the APC for the “unwarranted attacks” on the administration.
Responding to Akume, Ortom said “As expected, Senator Akume and his group avoided responding to the issues of insecurity in the country which the Governor has repeatedly and rightly accused the Presidency of complicity.
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“The outing of George Akume and others in Abuja was nothing more than a massage on the ego of the Presidency to curry personal favours.
“As long as he and his group secure their meal tickets, Benue can go to hell. A media attack on Governor Ortom instantly attracts a package from the Villa.
“Akume and his group must have been under immense pressure to hold the press conference and hurl vituperation against the Governor. This, they had to do to keep their jobs.”
