The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has said that the reason for his constant cry was that he was not elected to rule over dead bodies or displaced persons.
Ortom stated this on Wednesday when he received in audience Mrs. Cecilia Gayya, the Director-General of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, who was represented by Goodluck Audu.
The governor said having foreseen the danger herdsmen invasion on communities might pose to the nation, he decided to raise the alarm and his administration came up with the anti-open grazing law.
He lamented that he faced death threats as a result of his allegiance to his people but he is not afraid of death.
Ortom stated, “At 61, I am no longer afraid of death; in fact, I have prepared my will so that if I die, my people will not fight over my property.
“I feel so sad when I try to make public what is happening in Benue State and people castigate me and insult me. But I remain committed to serving my people.
“And of course, I was not elected to preside over IDPs and dead people. And if something is beyond me, at least, I can raise the alarm for others to come and help me to solve this problem.”
The governor went further to blame the Federal Government for complicity in the security problem in the country.
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