Gov Ortom says Buhari’s working with Boko Haram, bandits
Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue State has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria.
Ortom asked Nigerians to hold the federal government liable for the killings by Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, and herdsmen in the country.
The governor stated this in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Wednesday while addressed a delegation of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) led by its Director-General, Mrs. Cecilia Gayya.
Gov Ortom who has in the past slammed the federal government over insecurity, economy, and other major national issues, accused the government of working with insurgents.
He said, “The problem of insecurity in Nigeria today is man-made. The federal government is responsible because I took proactive steps right from 2016 when I came in and I saw this coming. And today I am warning Nigerians, those who are sitting in their comfort zones, I want them to understand.
“Last week, one of my colleagues in the North-East raised an alarm that ISWAP had taken over parts of his state and they are gradually coming in.
“They are deadly and they can overrun this country based on what he saw. And I agree with him that if we don’t take time, it will happen.
“Like I raised an alarm earlier about the challenges we have that if we don’t take time, one day, what happened in Afghanistan, God forbid, will happen in Nigeria.
“And it appears to me that this leadership wants to surrender Nigeria to the insurgents. Their action and inaction have proven to me that they are working with the insurgents. That’s the truth.”
