The Chairman of Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bro. Felix Obuah, has called on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to resign from office if he cannot tame the alleged excesses of herders.

Ortom had recently said suspected herdsmen had taken over some local government areas of Benue State.

The Rivers PDP chairman said Ortom should resign as governor if he was finding it difficult to cope with the task of leading the people his state.

 Bro. Obuah, in a press statement issued by his Media Aide, Jerry Needam, in Port Harcourt, yesterday,  said there was no other way of telling the people that Ortom could no longer cope with the task of governance because of his alleged inability to handle many issues, including insecurity and  non-payment of salaries to workers.

Responding, the Special Adviser on Media and ICT to Ortom, Tahav Agerzua, queried the rationale behind calling on his governor to resign.

 “Are there no herders also in Rivers State? Benue State was worst hit in 2014 under PDP led administration before Governor Ortom took over. We would not join issues with Rivers Sate because we are accountable to Benue people who elected the governor;  not some politicians who already an embarrassment to their people,” he said.

POSTED BY:OPUOMONI PRIYE

DATE:05/11/2017