By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has disclosed that the approach the Presidency has adopted in engaging Nigerians on issues would aggravate the myriad of challenges bedeviling the country.
Ortom who lampooned the Presidency for making inflammatory comments over Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah’s address to United States Congress on Foreign Affairs during the weekend, argued that Bishop Kukah is not the first Nigerian to address Foreign audience regarding security situation in Nigeria.
He noted that in 2015 President Muhammadu Buhari was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress when he delivered a speech in London where he disclosed that Boko Haram has put Nigeria on the terrorists map killing more than 13,000 of the country’s Nationals.
The Governor pointed out that if the man seeking to govern the country could give such statistics why would his aides now launch media attack on a clergyman who is drawing the attention of the global community to the pligt of helpless Nigerians.
Ortom urged the Presidency to listen to the voices of the citizens and resist the temptation of silencing those who have genuine love for the country and are contributing for the peace and Unity of the nation.
He contended that the presidency may not be aware that Nigerians are facing harsh economic conditions and many are being killed by bandits, Herdsmen and other terrorists groups because those saddled with the responsibility of telling it the truth have refused to do so.
