THE immediate past governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, declared magisterially that state power will shift to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027. Ortom stated this at the party’s state congress on Thursday in Makurdi. The former governor said that the enthusiasm and zeal exhibited by members of the party …
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THE immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has expressed deep sadness over the murder of the former President of the Benue State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Margaret Igbetar in Makurdi. The decomposing body of Justice Igbeta was Thursday, discovered in a poll of bsood at her …
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THE former Governor in a statement issued on Friday in Makurdi by his media aide, Terver Akase debunked the rumour describing it as false and misleading. The statement read, “the attention of the immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has been drawn to the speculation on social media that …
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The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom is currently in custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Our correspondent gathered that the ex-Governor was invited by the anti-graft body for questioning over his stewardship. Ortom, however, drove into the Makurdi zonal office of the agency, which is …
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THE immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has congratulated Senator George Akume over his appointment as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation by President Bola Tinubu. Recall that Ortom in 2019 after Akume lost his bid to return to the senate boasted that he had retired …
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GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State says he would hand over a debt burden of N187.5billion to the incoming government of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia. He explained that the liability is made up of salary arrears, pensions, gratuity, loans contractual obligations and others. The Governor who made the revelation Sunday …
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BENUE state governor, Samuel Ortom of has vowed not to run from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when called upon to give an account of how he spent money of his state, Newsextra24 reports. Speaking at his cabinet’s valedictory session held at the old banquet hall of Government …
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IN this interview, outgoing Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State speaks about his trials and triumphs as he bows out tomorrow after eight years in the saddle. You’re leaving office in a couple of days can you share with us what gave you joy and what saddened you in the …
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THE Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has suspended the operations of livestock guards and the state para-military agency saddled with the enforcement of the state open grazing for a period of two weeks to allow all herdsmen with livestock in the state to leave. Ortom disclosed this at the end …
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After months of uncertainty over what the Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Working Committee intends to do with recalcitrant party members aligned with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and four of his colleagues, the party may have decided to begin a crackdown. Wike and his G5 colleagues-Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie …
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