Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said he would not support the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, because, according to him, Atiku is a Fulani man.
Ortom added that anybody who supports Atiku supporter was his enemy.
“I am not going to support any Fulani man to continue to do injustice to my people unless my people tell me to do otherwise,” he said.
Speaking at a banquet in honour of governors Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Okezie Ikpeazu and Seyi Makinde on Sunday in Makurdi, Ortom said he is rather standing by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, adding that Wike is a trusted and dependable ally.
Ortom recalled how Wike stood by him when bandits attacked him saying “Wike was the first person to condemn it with emphasis that if they kill him they have killed Nigeria. He did not keep quiet. He spoke without any fear.
“When Benue was under siege, he donated N250 million and he subsequently spent over N700 million to support the state to tackle the humanitarian crisis occasioned by the unwarranted attacks.
“He did not stop at that. He convinced Gov. Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom to also assist the state and he donated N200 million to us,” Ortom said.
According to Governor of Benue, Wike donated N200 million each when two markets in the state were burnt
“Is he not a worthy friend? He is a worthy friend and we are working together to liberate the country,” he stated.
Wike expressed appreciation to Ortom for honouring he them, saying nobody could separate them no matter the blackmail, emphasizing that they are bonded.
“People want to break us but they cannot, we are bonded therefore, we cannot be separated,” Wike said.
The Rivers State Governor told the national leadership of the PDP to respect agreements if they want peace in the party.
