Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has stated that his desire to seek re-election in the coming general election is not worth spilling the blood of anyone.
The governor stated this when the Forum of Former Political Party Executives led by Chief Michael Iduma visited him at the Benue Government House Makurdi, on Thursday.
He maintained that although he desired re-election as a constitutional right, it was not worth taking the live of anyone.
Governor Ortom explained that his decision to ensure peaceful congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite being a sitting governor in the state, was based on the above conviction recalled God’s divine intervention in his 2015 election. Read more