Ortom Blames Challenges for Poor Delivery of Democratic Dividends

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has blamed the numerous challenges that confronted the state in the last three years as the reason the state is unable to meet all the promises he made during his electioneering campaign.

The governor made the statement recently while briefing reporters in Makurdi, the state capital.

He said in the last three years, he had worked assiduously to keep the contract he had with the people of the state but due to some unforeseen challenges it became difficult to fulfil all the promises.

“Though many challenges and giants have stood in our way to prevent us from delivering on the promises we have tried to provide dividend of democracy to our people.”

He said the State is faced with huge humanitarian crisis as a result of displacement of over 180,000 persons as a result of suspected Fulani herdsmen invasion and appealed for intervention from well-meaning Nigerian to assist them.

He said in three years, his administration has recorded achievements in the area in education in awarding contract for the rehabilitating and furnishing over 740 schools with only 400 completed, noting that those who failed to execute their contract, have had them terminated and asked to make refunds.