Ortom shoots ex-Kano emir, says ‘face your problem’

Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has asked former Kano State Emir Alhaji Lamido Sanusi to face the legal proceedings surrounding his dethronement and leave him with his state.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nathaniel Ikyur, said his director made the statement at Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, during the opening of the Benue Sexual Assault Referral Center known as DOHAPITU Clinic.

In the report made available to journalists on Tuesday evening, Ortom was said to be responding to trending video on social media in which the former emir was reportedly tutoring the governor on governance.

“The deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, in a recent video that went viral, had made a futile attempt to drag the name of Benue Governor Samuel Ortom to the unfortunate event in Nasarawa, where some individuals allegedly Fulani herdsmen were killed. in an air raid, the source of which is still under investigation by relevant authorities

“In the video which in all respects, like others from similar sources, aimed at profiling Governor Ortom before the Fulani race, the deposed Emir called on the governor of Benue to learn from his brother governors how to manage the diversity in his state, citing the Governor of Plateau State as his model.”

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Ortom, responding, asked the former Emir to refrain from interfering in the affairs of his state and expressed concern that no matter how educated and exposed the former Emir was, he would resort to telling lies about a chosen personality like himself, just to serve his purpose.

“He advised Alhaji Sanusi to file the lawsuits surrounding his dethronement instead.

“The governor said that while he does not intend to raise any issues with the deposed emir because of the sanctity with which he holds human lives, he claimed that the anti-open grazing law the deposed emir referred to in the video is a law that was validly passed by the state’s Benue State House of Assembly, which imposed sanctions against violations of it.

He said the Benue state government, or even the governor, is unable to deploy a drone or military assets in any part of the country.

“In due course I will formally respond to that poor presentation to the president against me. I will talk about my story and expose the evil orchestrated by those who are seen as educated and prominent and supposed to be leaders.

Governor Ortom said he thought it strange that Alhaji Sanusi would advise him to govern Benue like his counterpart in Plateau State, saying that he was “elected by the people of Benue State and I am loyal to the people of the stands Benue, not to any man in Kano”.

Governor Ortom pointed out that the law banning open grazing in Benue State, which Alhaji Sanusi opposed, “does not violate the Constitution of Nigeria, so no one can prevent us from enforcing the rights and practice of the law “.