The political tension got hightened in the week following the revisit of Open Grazing routes and the attack of gunmen at the Nigerian Defence Academy on Tuesday.
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First it was Commandore Kunle Olawunmi (Rtd) who fired the first salvo at President Muhammadu Buhari accusing him of polarizing the country on ethnic lines while the Governor of Benue State described Buhari’s administration as the worst ever in terms of security of lives and properties.
Responding to Governor Ortom, the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Garba Shehu in a message of outrage against the Governor.
Garba described Ortom as a personality who goes where the wind blows, changing political parties at will. He further described him as an unprincipled fellow using ethnic and religion to incite the people to cause Rwandan replica of war in Nigeria.
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“STATEMENT CONCERNING SAMUEL ORTOM, THE GOVERNOR OF BENUE STATE
Governor Samuel Ortom has few political principles. We can see this from the fact that he has changed political party five times during his undistinguished career.
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Every time he feels the wind may be blowing in a certain direction, he follows it.
Unfortunately, for the good citizens of Benue State, the most dangerous direction he blows in today is that of sectarianism and ethnicity.
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In an attempt to boost his sinking political fortunes, Ortom takes the cheapest and lowest route possible by playing on ethnic themes – and in doing so knowingly causes deaths of innocent Nigerians by inciting farmers against herders, and Christians against Muslims.
Specifically, Ortom stirs up hatred by targeting one single ethnic group in Nigeria – using language reminiscent of the Rwandan genocide.
As was the case in Rwanda where the then Hutu leaders of the country incited their countrymen against each other, claiming there was a “secret Tutsi agenda” over the Hutu, Ortom claims there is a “secret Fulanization agenda” over other ethnic groups in his state and in Nigeria.
This is a copy of the language of Hutu Power – which falsely, and intentionally, accused the Rwandan Tutsi of plans to dominate the country.
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This wicked talk is aimed at giving cover to his so-called “policy” on the Ranches Establishment Law – which in reality is purely an act of denial of the law – intended to withhold rights and freedoms from one ethnic group alone, whilst inciting race hatred against them amongst all others.
These are not the actions of a man who should be trusted with running public services or holding public office.
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For the governor of a major state in Nigeria to be politically driven by ethnic hatred is a stain on our country.
The good, and fair-minded people of Benue State deserve more than this, and we look forward to the next elections when they have an opportunity to restore its greatness.”
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