The Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has hinted that there is
a plot by the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of
Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state led by one Gaurus Gololo to allegedly eliminate
him.
He stated this when he spoke with journalists in the state after
a meeting with his predecessor, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, and paramount ruler of the
Tiv nation, the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse.
“There are threats on my life and I have reported that to the
security agencies that one Gaurus Gololo and his team who are members of MACBAN
was planning to attack me,” Ortom said.
He added; “But I always said life belongs to God, it is God that
gives and takes away life so my life is not in the hands of any Fulani man who
is not happy with the promulgation of the anti-open grazing law in the state”.
Meanwhile, Governor Ortom has agreed to sheathe his swords and
work harmoniously with his predecessor, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, for the common good
and development of the state.
This followed a reconciliatory meeting convened at the instance
of paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse, to
mediate in the protracted face off between the two politicians of the Tiv
extraction.
The peace meeting which took place at the palace of the Tor Tiv,
started at about 5 pm on Sunday and spilled over to the early hours of
yesterday attracting traditional rulers from both Sankera and Minda
geopolitical axis from where the ex-governor and his successor hail from.
The meeting excluded journalists but according to sources, the
Tiv monarch was said to have expressed deep sadness over the continued
disagreement between the two illustrious Tiv sons whom he said are supposed to
be attracting development to their people instead of been at loggerheads hence
the need to call them together for reconciliation and to hear both sides.
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