President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “disappointment and sadness” over the litany accusations from Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom following the recent unfortunate incidents in the state.
He made the expression in a statement titled “Governor Ortom only sees the problems of others, he doesn’t see his own,” through his Media and Publicity aide, Garba Shehu on Thursday.
Governor Ortom had on Tuesday accused Buhari of working for the Fulani ethnic group to take over Nigeria.
Ortom, who spoke in reaction to the recent killing of residents allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen in parts of the North-Central state, also lamented that no fewer than 70 people have been killed in the last two weeks in three local governments in the state.
Shehu, in the statement, said the lives of fellow citizens should not be desecrated by deploying them in political diatribe which appeared to be the intent of the emotional attacks on the President by Governor Ortom.
The statement read, “He (Buhari) also states his disappointment and sadness to hear Samuel Ortom, the Governor of Benue State, make a litany of accusations against his person and his government of following the recent unfortunate incidents in the state.
“No responsible government takes pleasure in such events as the killing of the military and that of innocent citizens taking refuge in an Internally Displaced People’s camp.
“The lives of fellow citizens should not be desecrated by deploying them in political diatribe which unfortunately appeared to be the intent of the string of emotional attacks and blame laid at the doors of the President for those killings by Governor Ortom.
“President Buhari took an oath to defend the life and property of every citizen, a duty he takes seriously and is committed to ensuring.
“Those citizens, regardless of their affiliations, who either incite, sponsor or are proven to be abettors of these atrocities will face the law squarely and be answerable for their crimes against our fellow citizens and nation,” the statement said.
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