Ortom begs protesting pensioners
The pensioners had besieged the Government House in Makurdi since Wednesday and refused to return to their homes on insistence that the governor who was earlier away from the state meet their demands.Addressing them at the gate of the government house at 11:40pm on Friday, Ortom apologised profusely and begged the pensioners to give him more time to sort out their demand while he disclosed that two months entitlement would be made available to them by Monday.
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