Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that his trip to the United Kingdom and the United States of America was to correct the misrepresentation of facts on the terrorist activities going on in his state and the country.
Ortom stated this during his interview on Arise Television, in their breakfast program, the Morning Show, on Thursday.
He dismissed the speculations that he travelled overseas to go complain about President Muhammadu Buhari to the international community.
According to him, “I am only stating the obvious in the country. The situation in Benue State and the country is not hidden. I am learned enough to know that Nigeria is a sovereign country and I know that I cannot go and report it to the UK, US, or other bodies.”
The Governor further said that, “Today if Nigeria disintegrates and slides into crisis, it will affect the world. The humanitarian crisis will be huge. It is not about partisanship. I am only concerned about the country. Several of the Fulani’s have stated on several occasions that Nigeria belongs to them and are unleashing violence on the people.”
In the interview which was closely monitored by Truthlive.net, Ortom complained that he is struggling to fix the menace caused by the terrorist attacks on Benue Indigenes which have led to the displacement of over 1.5 million people, stressing that he is speaking for the people who elected him so he needs the support of the international community to tackle the challenges.