The governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has cried out stating that he has been abandoned by his appointees and is in government alone.
Ortom said this while at the inauguration of governing board members and two governing councils at the government house, Makurdi.
He said it was regrettable that the very people who were meant to support him especially at a time when his government was facing such opposition, rather kept mute when he was being bashed.
He said; “l know all these while that l have nobody in my government. It is unfortunate that l had surrounded myself with appointees who cannot defend me or this government. I have realized that I have given the opportunity to serve with me in this government are not doing good to me.
“I’m all alone. This is because each time they are confronted with issues regarding me or the government, they would not defend me or the government, rather they would remain mute. But l know that God will see us through.”
He also said that the appointees whom he’d surrounded himself with had done nothing to truly contribute to the administration in the past 3 years and that he’d done it all alone.