Ortom charges Akume to show scorecard before seeking re-election

By : Joseph Wantu, Makurdi

Date: 28 August 2018 6:43am WAT

[FILES] Governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom speaks about internally displaced people and farmer's violent clashes from Logo and Guma communities at Gbajimba IDPs camp outskirts of Makurdi, capital of Benue State in northcentral Nigeria on January 4, 2018. Nomadic cattle herders have all but left Benue state, driven away by fighting over access to resources and a new law banning migratory herding, an age-old practice necessary for the survival of the livestock. More than 100 people have been killed since early January, with 100,000 fleeing their homes to safety, according to the local emergency management agency (SEMA). After months of inaction, the Nigerian army announced the imminent deployment of troops for "Operation Cat Race" in several city states, including Benue to end the violence. / AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI

[File] Governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has advised his estranged political godfather, George Akume to stop castigating him and present his scorecard for the past 12 years before seeking re-election to the National Assembly.

Ortom, who gave the charge through his Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Tahav Agerzua yesterday, maintained that rather than continue to abuse him, Akume should concern himself with highlighting his achievements to his constituents.