Excerpts of Gov. Ortom’s interview on Arise TV

– When I applied for a facility to clear salaries, it will surprise you to know that it was Benue sons who frustrated the efforts because of politics. Buhari approved the facility, the finance ministry approved it, when we got to the CBN to disburse the funds, they joined Benue APC to play politics with the process by withholding the disbursement.

– When you hear the APC in Benue state saying they are coming to clear salary arrears, it’s because they know the foundation we have laid, and they are banking on leveraging on it.

– In a state where 18 local governments out of 23 in an agrarian state are unstable, it is quite hard for the

– In answering the question of “how market”, as it concerns my senatorial election, I must say that “market no good”, but I must say that after May 29th, I will be returning to the farm and my businesses.

– The G5 generally was an umbrella body advocating the rotation of the presidency to go to the south. So, like I had said before, it does not matter to me if I lost my senatorial race, all the G5 wanted was for the presidency to return to the south.

– I withdrew my case at the tribunal irrespective of the evidence of rigging I had just because I did not want to put Benue through the stress and trauma of going through legal battles because of a disconnect at the center again. 

– Afterall, Benue people have been so good to me, I have been LG Chairman, held party leadership positions at the state and national levels, I was minister and now by the grace of God, a two term Governor of the state, I can’t say Benue hasn’t been good to me because I lost the senate race.

– I am committed to working out a successful transition to the Governor-elect, however I admonish Hon. Alia, the governor elect, who is also my younger brother, to wait for when he assumes office, he can start issuing directives and even probe me if he wants to, but for now, I am still the Governor of Benue state till May 29th, 2023.

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