{"id":50546,"date":"2021-09-22T16:32:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T15:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=50546"},"modified":"2021-09-22T15:51:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T14:51:35","slug":"day-of-reckoning-is-coming-for-those-attacking-me-benue-people-gov-ortom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/day-of-reckoning-is-coming-for-those-attacking-me-benue-people-gov-ortom","title":{"rendered":"Day of reckoning is coming for those attacking me, Benue people \u2013 Gov Ortom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has expressed optimism that those attacking him for voicing out the criminal activities of suspected Fulani herdsmen would one day face the nemesis of their actions.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with DAILY POST, the governor expressed hope that the Supreme God would vindicate him following the attacks he had suffered while defending his people, stressing that the day of reckoning is coming.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor accused some political actors in the state of sabotaging the interest of the people just to remain as Minister or gain the position of a party\u2019s national chairman.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI will say it\u2019s well. God will help us. All these things they are doing; the day of reckoning is coming. I can assure you. All these injustices; all the things that I have suffered on behalf of my people; the day of reckoning will come for all these blackmailers who have come out now to cause confusion in Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same people had benefited immensely from our people who voted them, but they are now turning our state into IDPs camps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod will judge us. And because they want to be National Chairman, they want to remain as Ministers, they do press conferences, they insult the people and walk on their graves and across their dead bodies. The day of reckoning is coming. Watch my words! I serve the living God\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST recalls that the governor had recently been in war of words with the presidency and the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume over his calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the security situation in Benue and other parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Follow your identified talent with diligence \u2013 Gov Ortom preaches in church<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has expressed optimism that those attacking him for voicing out the criminal activities of suspected Fulani herdsmen would one day face the nemesis of their actions. 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