Ortom’s Hometown, PDP and 2023 EDIFYING ELUCIDATION BY OKEY IKECHUKWU Two issues are of major concern to us here today. The first is the continuous displacement of middle Belt Comm
Two issues are of major concern to us here today. The first is the continuous displacement of middle Belt Communities by marauders, who are wiping them out and occupying their lands; and Governor Samuel Ortom’s refusal to keep quiet and watch the progressive annihilation of his people. The second issue is the shameless public self-diminution of the Peoples’ Democratic Party , months after its controversial presidential primaries.
I speak of claims here not because he is not telling the truth, but because it is best that some of the specific things he has been saying should be reviewed afresh, and then subjected to further objective evaluation by anyone who cares to do so. It is in this way that many more Nigerians will understand the seriousness of what he has been saying for a long time now and amplify his points.
Well, the man has been doing a lot; apparently to no avail. Ortom has spoken publicly about how he took these issues up “personally and one-on-one” with President Muhammadu Buhari. On the unbelievable decimation of his people and despoliation of their lands, Ortom says Mr. President advised them to learn to live peacefully with their neighbours.
What is going on in Ortom’s state, and in several other states, cannot be right. Nigerians should pay greater attention to everything Ortom has been saying about an incipient displacement and colonization of indigenous communities for some years now. This matter is serious! Look at the recent, and ongoing, revelations of Wike. Look at the monies being returned by members of the Party’s National Working Committee. All because of the recalcitrance of Atiku and Ayu, the first major celebrants of Atiku’s victory. Ayu capped his partisanship with a “State visit” to Tambuwal, to thank him for stepping down for Atiku and “Saving the day”.