With less than two years to the end of his two-tenures of eight years, the Tiv Youth Council Worldwide has charged Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom to show the world his legacies.
They alleged that after six years in office, the governor is unable to provide democratic dividends for the people of the state.In a reaction to Ortom’s recent interview with Arise Television, the president of the group, Hon Mike Msuaan, feared that if the governor does not heed to the persistent calls on him by his group to change his style of leadership, the state must have wasted eight years by 2023.
In a press statement he issued in Abuja yesterday, Msuaan asked, “For a governor who has less than two years to leave, what legacies will Ortom be remembered for? Other governors are showcasing their achievements in government. Surprisingly, Governor Ortom appeared on Arise Television to simply blab and accept that his government owes workers and pensioners several months of salaries and pensions arrears. The governor’s public acceptance of owing salaries has vindicated us when we accused him of insensitivity and deliberate refusal to cater for the welfare of workers and pensioners.”
He said it was not true that Ortom had implemented the minimum wage for workers in the state and advised the governor not to make such claims because of the integrity that his office demands.In a swift reaction, Governor Ortom said, “From our findings with the Tiv Traditional Council, the Tiv Youth Worldwide is an unknown organisation to the leadership of the Tiv Area Traditional Council and the state government has no record of their legitimacy. headtopics.com
“For this, we will not patronise their quest to sell their land to invaders. The group is populated by young men who are only concerned with what comes into their pockets because they are acting the script of their paymasters that have waged war against Benue State and the Benue people,” he said
