Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has praised Nigerians for their resilience while imploring them to make informed decisions in the 2023 elections by voting for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)....CONTINUE READING
Ortom made this call on Friday, December 31, via a goodwill message signed by Nathaniel Ikyur, praising the citizens of Benue and Nigerians for their resilience in the face of daunting security and economic challenges in 2021.
The governor said citizens demonstrated their “indomitable spirit” for survival against unabating security and harsh economic situation that was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The year 2021 was no doubt challenging. But I’m happy our people rose to the occasion. The lessons of the past year will serve as a useful instrument that will guide us to fruition in the years ahead,” he said.
Ortom asked citizens to be vigilant against criminals who have continued to “wreck our communities, displace our people from their ancestral lands, and rendered them displaced in their fatherland”.
He asked residents of Benue to cooperate with security agencies so as to keep the state free of criminal activities.
“In doing so, you must endeavour to give useful information to government through security operatives in order to nip any threat in the bud,” he said.
He called for the cooperation of all citizens, reiterating that he will leave Benue better than he met it.
Ortom said he will continue to implement policies, programmes and projects that have direct and positive impact on the citizens adding, “this new year will restore hope and confidence in our land”.
Meanwhile, the Jigawa State Government has enacted the child protection law that prescribes the death penalty for rapists without the option of life imprisonment.
Dr. Musa Adamu, the Commissioner for Justice and the Attorney General, disclosed this on Wednesday, December 29, during an end-of-the-year press briefing in Dutse, the state capital of Jigawa.
