Addressing media yesterday, Governor Gabriel Ortom of Benue state alleged that, “the cabals have taken over President Buhari. He meant well when he assumed office. But the people are intimidated. Unknown gunmen and known gun men have taken over the country and yet we cannot take action till one day, they will over run the country
He argued that this was not the Buhari he knew before the 2015, asking, “where are we now? We are just paying lip service and the country is going down day by day.
“I believe in Nigeria. I believe in the unity of this country, but let us not take the line of mediocrity. There is injustice, there is no equity. There is no fairness in this country any longer. Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho are detained for one reason or the other, but no one is after kidnappers and bandits who are busy having a field day in the country
“The security agencies are not going after them. In Benue State over 1700 people have been killed and over 100 Army, Police and DSS officials have been killed and the federal government is helpless.
“This government has failed; this government has demonstrated that they have no capacity and collectively we have failed “, Ortom stated.
On his relationship with President Buhari, he said, “sycophants and cabals have tried to distance him from me,” however, he said he has a positive relationship with security agencies in Benue State, explaining that it was because of this that he recently signed a bill that empowered the Community Volunteers Guards to carry arms in the state.
