Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to issue a public apology over his comment against him.
Ortom stated this when he addressed youths from the Jemgbagh axis, who protested in solidarity with him.
He said:
“I condemn the statement against me by Atiku. When it got to me, I chatted with him through a WhatsApp message; he apologised but declined to make a public apology.”
Atiku accused Ortom of profiling Fulani and that the governor told him that his people used to rustle cows.
The former vice president during the recent interactive forum organised by the Arewa Consultative Forum in Kaduna.
Ortom said:
“But I am against the Fulani terrorists coming from Niger, Chad, Senegal, and Mali. He must do a retraction. If he does not, on the day of the election, we will vote according to the election.
“We cannot vote for a president who will continue the carnage against our people. He wants to use me as a scapegoat.
“Atiku is unfair to the people. Do you think Fulani will make you president? You lie. You have committed sacrilege against the Benue people.”
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