The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has asserted that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration pursued an “evil agenda” in Nigeria.
Naija News reports that Ortom made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, stating that he faced considerable frustration during Buhari’s tenure.
Ortom stated that Buhari’s policies, such as the cattle colony initiative, the Ruga settlement scheme, and the livestock development programme, were merely a camouflage to deceive Nigerians, and he had spoken out against them severally.
Asked whether he had been frustrated under Buhari, Ortom replied: “Of course, I’ve said it. It wasn’t hidden and I have raised the alarm several times.
“They brought different programmes to execute the evil agenda that the then-government had on Nigeria.
“Be it Ruga, be it cattle colony, be it livestock development programme, all those things were just a camouflage to deceive Nigerians and I raised an alarm.
“Each time they brought it, I stood against it and it’s unfortunate they never listened.”
Meanwhile, Ortom has said that the southern region must be allowed to complete its eight-year term before power returns to the North.
The governor stated this while addressing newsmen in Makurdi, the state capital.
He asserted that he would not support a Northern candidate if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chooses to field one in the 2027 election.
He said, “Till today, I, Ortom, believe in southern presidency, even if my party (PDP) is producing a candidate for presidency in 2027, the candidate must be from the South. South should be allowed to complete eight years.
“So, for me, I am not supporting a northern candidate.”
Speaking further, he commended President Bola Tinubu for some of the economic reforms initiated under his administration.
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