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
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 OrtomIncumbent governor Samuel Ortom has been declared the winner of the People’s Democratic Party primary in Benue State.
Ortom polled 2210 votes to emerge winner ahead of three other aspirants. The chairman of the Benue State primary election, Mrs Zainab Maina announced the result on Monday afternoon in Makurdi.
Surveyor John Tondo came a distant second with 475 votes while Engr. Felix Atume was third with 44 votes. Prof. Paul Orhii polled 10 votes.
Ortom, defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP in July 2018 after protesting youths stopped him from traveling to Abuja to attend an APC reconciliation meeting.
