Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state on Thursday said there are no cattle routes in the state.
Ortom,
in a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi by his Special
Adviser on Media and ICT, Tahav Agerzua, noted that he spoke at NKST
Church in Buruku, while interacting with officials of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) on re-election campaign in the local
government area.
The governor, according to the statement, was reacting to the televised comments on President Muhammadu Buhari on the matter.
He
said the president’s overall performance was shameful and a
confirmation of what his wife stated that having lost control, a cabal
had taken charge.
The statement further indicated that even
if there were such routes which were gazetted he would have de-gazetted
them as the current population of the state had made such routes
untenable.
“Governor Ortom stated that at the time such routes
were contemplated in the sixties, the entire population of the country
was about 40 million while the current population is about 200 million
thereby foreclosing the possibility of such routes.
“He stated
that he battled and overcame financial, social vices as well as security
challenges during his first term which impacted negatively on his
performance adding that if given a second mandate the end of his
administration would be better than his rough beginning,” the statement
added.
Source:- Todayng
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