Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged the 23 elected local government chairmen on transparent utilization of funds in order to improve on their Internally Generated Revenue to cope with the challenges occasioned by the economic recession. Ortom gave the charge at a 2-day management training on technical and administrative competence in the state. Read … Read more
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday, disclosed that Nigeria has been denied access to acquire adequate weapons to fight the rising spate of insecurity in the country. Briefing pressmen after he paid a courtesy visit on the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, the Minister said the country “will remain at the mercy … Read more
…Goods worth millions destroyed Otukpo main market in Benue State on Wednesday has been gutted by fire. The fire which started about 8:00 am in Lagos line spread fast into another section and destroyed good worth millions of naira. The arrival of Otukpo fire service officials who help put out the fire prevented what would … Read more
Plan Gov. Samuel Ortom says he has no plan to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) which he left for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win a second term as Benue governor. This is contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase, and made available to the … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has no intention of leaving the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and rejoining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Terver Akase, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Akase issued the statement in response to claims that the governor plans … Read more
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has advised both current and former appointees in the state to always appear before investigative panels, when invited. Ortom gave the advice on Tuesday in Makurdi when the Committee saddled with the responsibility of investigating the current state of the State Teaching Service Board (TSB) presented its report to him. … Read more