By David Kabiyesi
Outgoing Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has slammed President Buhari for failing to disarm armed Fulani herdsmen who unleashed terror on Nigerians.
Barring his mind on the overall assessment of Buhari’s 8-years reign, Governor Ortom berated the President for aiding and abetting evil in the country by his refusal to brand armed Fulani heardsmen as terrorists organisation for masterminding the killings in the country
“The President told us he is retiring to tend to his cattle, is it because he is returning to be a herder that he failed to deal decisively with herdsmen? That was unfair to Nigerians.”
“like a former lawmaker would say, ‘if you talk you die, if you don’t talk you die. So for me, it is better to talk and die because I will also speak the truth no matter whose ox is gored.”
Ortom also slammed Buhari for encouraging corruption in his government and destroying the economy.
“I served under the then President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and we all saw how Nigeria flourished under that administration. We all knew what the prices of foods and services were at the time.
“We also know what our exchange rate was at the time and what it is today. I want Nigerians to do a simple comparison and you will realize how bad it has been under this government and how Nigeria has been taken several years backward by the Buhari government.
“The fact is that never in the history of Nigeria did we experience this kind of bad governance in the country.
“Corruption is so endemic in this government yet people who steal chicken are thrown into prison but people in government who are busy stealing the wealth of the people are walking free.
“The President recently apologized to Nigerians; we accept the apology but he must be told that he failed woefully and Nigerians are feeling the impact of that failure because we are all suffering.”
