Benue: Why Ortom's Senate bid failed, Buhari opens up

  • The governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has been mocked by President Muhamamdu Buhari over his failed senatorial bid
  • Reacting to Ortom’s loss, Buhari claimed Benue people rejected him because of his bad performance in the state in the last eight years
  • In a statement by his aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, the president also accused the PDP governor of frustrating all the efforts FG made towards solving the security situation in Benue state

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, April 18 lampooned Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State over his failed senatorial bid.

Buhari mocked Ortom for failing to win his election to go to the Senate, claiming that the people of the state rejected him because of his alleged woeful performance in eight years, Vanguard reported on Wednesday, April 19.