The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, said Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has, no doubt, been at the forefront of providing untainted leadership for the overall good of the state.
A statement from the forum’s President, Pogu Bitrus, to mark the 59th birthday of Samuel Ortom, MBF said the governor has made stounding footprints on the sands of governance in Benue state.
The statement said, “The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, joins the teeming supporters of His Excellency, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state in congratulating him for marking the event of his 59th birthday. Considering his astounding footprints on the sands of governance in Benue state, he has, no doubt, been at the forefront of providing untainted leadership for the overall good of the majority.
“This has helped in drastically reducing incidences of bloodshed unleashed by arm-carrying herdsmen against defenceless communities.
“Without any form of equivocation, the Governor has remained unrelenting in evolving strategies that engender development and, at the same time, rallying forces to battle perennial forces of insecurity in order to stop further decimation of farming communities by vicious attackers.
“In demonstration of his political acumen in resolving issues that confront citizens of the state, Governor Ortom has retooled the wheel of governance towards attaining the best for the overwhelming majority. Besides tackling these worrisome attacks by invaders that have created a sense of insecurity across the state, the Governor has realised that security of the state should never be compromised,” the statement added.
