Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom State says his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike has proved to be a trusted and dependable ally.
Ortom, who sais this on Sunday in Makurdi at a banquet in honour of Governors Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Seyi Makinde and Okezie Ikpeazu, noted that he stands by tbe Rivers Governor.
Ortom said when he was attacked by bandits suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, Wike was the first person to condemn it.
In his words, When Benue was under siege, he donated N250million and he subsequently spent over N700million to support the State to tackle the humanitarian crisis occasioned by the unwarranted attacks.
“He did not stop at that but rather convinced Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom to also assist the state and he donated N200million to us.
“Is he not a worthy friend? He’s a worthy friend and we’re working together to liberate the country”.
Ortom further said he would not support the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, stressing that any of Atiku’s supporters are his enemies.
“I’m not going to support any Fulani man to continue to do injustice to my people unless my people tell me to do otherwise”.
Speaking on behalf of the visiting governors, Wike thanked Ortom for the honour he had given to them, saying, “People want to break us but they cannot, we are bonded; therefore, we cannot be separated.”
Wike further advised the leadership of the PDP at the centre to always respect agreements for peace to reign.
