2019: Benue community affirms support for Ortom

Leaders of Utyondu Community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State over the weekend assured Governor Samuel Ortom they would support his re-election in 2019.
They spoke during a cour­tesy call on the governor and his wife at the Benue Peoples House in Makurdi. The community comprises three council wards of Mba­bai, Mbadwem and Uvir in Guma Local Government Area.
Those who spoke included Teryima Apu, Joseph Igba, Saakuma Tyokohol, James Gwabo, Mrs. Joyce Ortese and Justice Augustine Ut­saha, retired and Dickson Tarkighir, a member of the House of Representatives.
The speakers lauded Gov­ernor Ortom’s projects in the community, particularly the Daudu – Gbajimba and Origbo – Imande – Akpu – Gbajimba roads saying they have boosted economic ac­tivities and enhanced secu­rity in the area.
They regretted that they did not support the election of the governor in 2015, but assured that they would vote massively for his re-election in 2019.
Those who spoke request­ed the provision of critical infrastructure, more ap­pointments for indigenes, as well as the exploitation of mineral deposits in the area.
In his response, Gover­nor Ortom assured that the community would get its due during his tenure. He expressed appreciation for as­surance of their support, say­ing what happened in 2015 was democracy in action as the people exercised their franchise freely adding that he also enjoyed the support of the few who stood up for him in the area.
The governor said he had never failed in any previous assignment pointing out that the God who had helped him in the past and on whom he relied would also help him to discharge his mandate credit­ably.
The wife of the governor, Dr. Eunice Ortom, com­mended the community for supporting her programmes for curbing the spread of HIV particularly among teenagers.