WED 28 APRIL, 2021-theGBJournal- Benue Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday said Federal Government was insensitive to rising cases of killings in the country and urged it to seek external support to quell the challenge.
He said that with the killings occurring daily and with heavy casualties, it had become very obvious that Federal Government had been overwhelmed by the unfortunate situation.
According to Ortom, who spoke while inaugurating Army Day Secondary School, Effurun in Delta State, the situation has gone beyond Federal Government’s capacity and nothing will be wrong if we ask other countries to help us.
He said that governors whose states were being attacked had become helpless and frustrated, adding that it was shameful that Nigeria was in such terrible situation.
Ortom stated that God had not abandoned Nigeria and called on leaders to close ranks and provide equity, fairness and justice to heal the nation.
He also said that the major problem of insecurity occasioned by banditry, Boko Haram insurgency and other violent crimes in the country was because the government hadn’t been proactive in providing the people education.
“If they were educated they would have found themselves something meaningful to do rather than occupying themselves with committing evil across the country.
“I say so because I believe in education and if you want to develop a people, give them quality education and so I must commend Governor Okowa for the quality school and for creating three new universities in Delta,” he said.
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