By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has denied insulting President Muhammadu Buhari as claimed by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Governor who made this denial at the Government House Makurdi at the stakeholders meeting, stated that his media outing on security and other issues were to reach out to the President to take proactive measures to address the challenges rocking the nation.
The Governor enjoined the Federal Government to work with his suggestions and that of other Nigerians to tackle myriad of challenges confronting the country.
He expressed disappointment with the leadership of the APC in the state over boycotting of stakeholders meeting in the state.
Governor Ortom pointed out that the reasons advanced by the party for declining participation were miss representation of facts, disclosing that he has never insulted the President as claimed by the APC.
Reacting to the planned privatization of Government’s owned enterprises, Ortom noted that the move was in line with the Benue State law on privatization.
The Publicty Secretary of the APC in Benue State, Mr James Ornguga had said the party participated in such meetings in the past but their recommendations were not implemented, hence the decision to boycott the last one.
The opposition Party in the state stated that it was not happy with the outburst of Governor Ortom against President Muhammadu Buhari.
