Ortom pitches for Obi, says he can help reclaim and deliver Nigeria
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom says he is praying for God to make Peter Obi President in 2023 because he is the best man who can team up with God and help reclaim and deliver Nigeria from the hands of callous men.
Ortom made the pitch in Makurdi when he commended Obi for visiting Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in Benue on Sunday.
“Several presidential candidates have come here, and none of them has chosen to visit those the IDPs camps and look at their plight to see how they are doing and give them hope that when they win, they will bring them succour, help, and hope.
“For you to have chosen to visit the IDPs on a Christmas day that you should be celebrating with your family, for me as a Christian, I say God will bless you and your aspirations,” Ortom said.
“My prayer is that God will bless your aspiration to be the President of this country.
“Because I have seen capacity, faith, and hope, and I have seen someone who can bring the required equity, justice, and fairness that I have been pursuing since I became Governor in 2015.
“If I were not in PDP, I would have been following you all over the place to canvass and vote for you.
“But, because I’m in PDP, I’m telling Nigerians that this man can help deliver this country from its challenges.”
Obi visited the Abagana IDP camp located along Makurdi/Laafia road, donated N3 million for the upkeep of the refugees, and expressed regret over the continuous stay of Nigerians in camps across the country.
“I decided that today, I will be in Kogi and Benue to celebrate with people in IDP camps. Nigerians should not be living in camps in their country,” Obi said.
“So I am appealing to the federal government, whatever it takes to ensure Nigerians don’t live as refugees in their country must be done.
“I assure you that the next government, as we progress, will ensure that this does not continue. Today, we are here just to tell you to remain faithful, remain prayerful, and keep all your hope in God.”
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Nigeria in a camp, like IDP campers
“What you are passing through is what Nigeria is passing through. What affects you affects everyone in Nigeria. We cannot say we are doing well when you are here,” Obi added, per The PUNCH.
“As long as you remain here, Nigeria is not doing well. It is when you leave and you are in your homes, farming and doing what you are supposed to do to help Nigeria become productive, that we will be proud to say we are Nigerians.
“As long as you remain in IDP camp, Nigeria is in IDP camp.
“So I have come here to celebrate with you. I am pained that Nigerians are in camp.
“You are in camp and we are also in camp because if you were in your homes today, I would have been in my home, but since you are here, we can’t continue to celebrate and that is why I said Nigeria is in camp. This is what we portray as a country.”