Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has on Tuesday met President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja over the recent attempt on his life by gunmen.
Speaking to State House Correspondents after the meeting, Governor Ortom said he was pleased with President Buhari’s reaction to the development, adding they shared ideas on how to manage the crisis trailing the development.
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He said he had made suggestions to the president on the security situation in the state, saying that President Buhari had accepted them.
The governor stressed the need to deemphasize politics on the issue of security, saying that all hands must be on deck to tackle the menace.
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He commended his colleague governors for standing by him over the attack.
Ortom regretted that there are some doubters over the attack, wondering what benefits would accrue to him from claiming what did not happen.
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While asserting that he has not done anything wrong in enacting a law beneficial to the state, he prayed that his enemies should not experience what he went though.
