From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has stated that he cannot be distracted by blackmail orchestrated against him by deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi.
The dethroned Emir according to the Governor, had in a statement signed by 52 personalities of Fulani extraction profiled him as the mastermind of the recent killing of 43 persons suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen in Akpanaja, Nasarawa State.
The Governor had last week, strongly denied the allegation, maintaining it was a military operation which he knew nothing about.
At a world press conference on Thursday held at the Banquet Hall, Ortom fumed, “they are maliciously accusing me of genocide, maligning me and calling on all Fulanis to work against me and vote against me in the forthcoming election.
“I consider this as a grand conspiracy against me. I have escaped 7 assassinations plot. I have been made an enemy for standing for my people. These are people who elected me. I was not electd by the dethroned Emir who is seeking relevance and using ethnicity to brand me so as to look like a good man.”
Never miss a moment! Get the stories shaping Nigeria, delivered straight to your phone. Follow Peoplesdaily Newspaper on WhatsApp for breaking news, exclusive reports, and the headlines everyone will be talking about, before anyone else.
