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Benue, a theatre of comedy under Ortom in the last 4-yrs —APC
The Benue State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has declared that the state under the leadership of Governor Samuel Ortom, has been nothing but a theatre of comedy, since he assumed power on May 29, 2015.
The party made the comments in reaction to a recent statement by Ortom who claimed to have fulfilled most of his campaign promises, since he assumed power.
In a statement issued on Friday, the state publicity secretary of the APC, James Ornguga, disputed any fulfilled promises, arguing rather, that the present administration of Ortom in over four years has been laughable.
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He said; “Rather than make promises, the Ortom administration has become a promise itself, which has no fulfilment timeline. Right from the inception of this administration, it has been a circular move from one promise to another, such that even its supporters have lost faith in the government.
“Just run a check and the list is endless; from the several promises to clear salaries and pension arrears, to the building of a cargo airport in two years, to the renovation of 740 primary schools, revitalization of industries such as Taraku Mills Ltd, Wannune Tomato Company, Katsina-Ala Yam Flour, etc, but all we see daily are minor renovations of local government standard.
“Benue has become a comedy theatre where the governor keeps telling us he would end poverty, ignorance and disease soon without anything happening. How many millions of his promises can ever fill a basket? 95 per cent of Benue people don’t trust this government anymore,” Orguga said.
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