Connect with us
Advertisement

Politics

Benue State: Students Association Chairman Cries Over Ortom’s Victory

Published

on

Release Nnamdi Kanu, He Is Not A Terrorist - Ortom Tells FG
Advertisement

 Would Buhari Release More Bailout Funds For Benue, PRODA Chairman Laments

A former President of National Association of Nigerian Students and PRODA chairman, Mr. Daniel Onjeh has burst into tears following the declaration of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue as the winner of the 2019 governorship election.

Onjeh, who wept profusely at his home town in Ogbadibo in reaction to Ortom’s victory, stated that he was weeping for Benue people.

Naija News earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ortom winner of the Benue State governorship election.

Advertisement

Ortom won with 434,473 votes ahead of his APC Opponent who had 434,473 votes.

But Onjeh in reaction, today noted that he did not know how they will be able to “endure another four years of torture and deprivation under Ortom.

Onjeh said he was not sure if President Muhammadu Buhari would release more bailout funds and Paris Club refunds to Benue in the next four years since the ones released before had not been accounted for.

Advertisement

He said he wept for Benue workers, pensioners and their families because “they went out en mass to vote out Ortom for non-payment of salaries and pensions.”

Onjeh is also the Board Chairman, Project Development Agency, PRODA.

“How long will the children of workers and pensioners in Benue be out of school for lack of financial support from their incapacitated and oppressed parents?

Advertisement
Advertisement

“How long will Benue workers and pensioners endure this hunger and denial as a result of non-payment of their wages?”

Onjeh expressed surprise at the way PDP big shots in Benue, who condemned Ortom’s governance style while he was in APC, made a U-Turn to support the same man they once condemned.

“I’m surprised at how David Mark, who accused Ortom of distribution of wheelbarrows to Benue youths as the only project he has done, could turn around and support the same Ortom to win second term in office.

“Suswam also accused Ortom of ballooning the wage bill when Ortom was in APC but turned around to support him to win a second term in office.

“Abba Moro also condemned Ortom and said that he failed woefully and did not deserve a second term, but turned around to support him because he defected to their party.

“This flip-flap politicians’ behaviour shows that they are only working for their own selfish purpose and not for the common good of the masses as always portrayed,” Onjeh lamented.

The former student unionist, therefore, encouraged Mr. Emmanuel Jime of APC who contested against Ortom not to give up on the fight for his mandate.

Onjeh urged Jime to head to the tribunal, pointing out that he had good grounds to do so “since there were so many irregularities of rigging and electoral malpractices in the conduct of the election.”

“I expected INEC to have cancelled the places where the use of Card Readers was disregarded.

“The places are Guma, Logo, Buruku, Ukum and Vandeikya local government areas.