•••Says, Let It Be Recorded That if I Die At 62, I Died Resisting the Invasion of Benue And Killing oh My People
The Governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom, has made declared his opposition to the Presidential bid of the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku.
Ortom said Atiku ‘ should go to hell’ and that he would not support him for the 2023 Presidency.
Ortom spoke while playing the host to the Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Sunday night to a dinner party.
Wike, and his allies arrived Makurdi, the Benue State capital for People’s Democratic Party PDP campaign flagoff, on Sunday.
An angry Ortom said that he would not support the PDP Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who he described as an enemy of Benue.
Ortom bemoaned the murder of 18 persons in the state on Friday where the eyes of a young man were plucked out to send a message to him.
He said that he would rather die than support Atiku to continue the killing of his people.
He said he would rather support any other candidate who would work with him to provide security for the people of Benue.
Ortom said he had already written his will and shown it his wife who cried all night.
The Governor said if he dies at 62, he would die a fulfilled man who died resisting the invasion of Benue and the killing of his people.
“To hell with Atiku and anyone supporting him. They should go and tell him. You want me to be a slave for a Fulani. It is better that I die. Anybody supporting Atiku is an enemy of Benue.”
“My tenure ends in May, and you can do whatever you want if you think you have the powers. I have written my will. When I gave it to my wife, she cried all night.
“If I die at 62, many of my mates have gone a long time ago, and if I die today, I’m a fulfilled person, but let it be recorded that I died resisting the invasion and killing of my people.
“I will never support a Fulani man to become president. If there is another person who is ready to work with me and ensure the security of my people, I will work with him,” Ortom said.
