Governor Samuel Ortom – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Governor Samuel Ortom – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 2023: I Am Not Nursing Presidential Ambition – Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-i-am-not-nursing-presidential-ambition-ortom/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-i-am-not-nursing-presidential-ambition-ortom/#respond Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:20:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=282976 Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says he is not nursing any presidential ambition. Ortom made the clarification in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase on Monday in Makurdi. He appreciated his supporters and groups across the country, who were calling on him to join [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-i-am-not-nursing-presidential-ambition-ortom/feed/ 0 Ortom Makes Clarification On Joining 2023 Presidential Race https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-makes-clarification-on-joining-2023-presidential-race/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-makes-clarification-on-joining-2023-presidential-race/#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:46:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=282834 Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has revealed that his preoccupation at the moment is delivering good governance to the people of Benue State. The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, on Monday, said that he had no intentions to join the 2023 Presidential race. Ortom further revealed that he still [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-makes-clarification-on-joining-2023-presidential-race/feed/ 0 Governor Ortom Imposes Curfew On 2 LGs https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-ortom-imposes-curfew-on-2-lgs/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-ortom-imposes-curfew-on-2-lgs/#respond Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:59:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=281571 The Benue State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Ukum and Katsina-Ala Local Government Areas. The curfew was imposed as part of measures to address insecurity there. The north-central state’s Deputy Governor, Mr Benson Abounu, who disclosed this at the end of a security council meeting on Wednesday said the curfew will be from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-ortom-imposes-curfew-on-2-lgs/feed/ 0 Christmas Message: Bishop Kukah Gave A True Reflection Of Nigeria — Governor Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/christmas-message-bishop-kukah-gave-a-true-reflection-of-nigeria-governor-ortom/ https://www.theinfostride.com/christmas-message-bishop-kukah-gave-a-true-reflection-of-nigeria-governor-ortom/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:22:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=280099 Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Wednesday, observed that the Christmas Day message by Bishop Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, gave a true reflection of the current situation in the country. He, therefore, enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to words of wisdom and disregard sycophants who might tell him that all is [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/christmas-message-bishop-kukah-gave-a-true-reflection-of-nigeria-governor-ortom/feed/ 0 Benue: Court Order Hinders Government From Paying December Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-court-order-hinders-government-from-paying-december-salaries/ https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-court-order-hinders-government-from-paying-december-salaries/#respond Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:20:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=279355 An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice K. N. Ogbonnaya has issued a garnishee order against the Benue state government funds in all the state accounts and those of its parastatals over a judgement debt of N1.148billion. Affected by the order were 23 bank accounts being operated by the state government and its parastatals [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-court-order-hinders-government-from-paying-december-salaries/feed/ 0 Ortom Shakes Up Cabinet, Creates New Ministry, Appoints Adviser https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-shakes-up-cabinet-creates-new-ministry-appoints-adviser/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-shakes-up-cabinet-creates-new-ministry-appoints-adviser/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:27:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=279248 Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Wednesday, effected a minor reshuffle of his cabinet and also created a new Ministry of Industry and Cooperatives. The Governor who announced the shake up in Makurdi also assigned portfolios to two newly appointed Commissioners who two days ago took the oath of office and allegiance. According to Governor [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-shakes-up-cabinet-creates-new-ministry-appoints-adviser/feed/ 0 Benue: Why Governor Ortom Can’t Return To APC — Wike https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-why-governor-ortom-cant-return-to-apc-wike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-why-governor-ortom-cant-return-to-apc-wike/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:37:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=277041 The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said his counterpart from Benue State, Samuel Ortom won’t return to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike explained that Ortom won’t return to APC because he almost died during his time with the party. He spoke on Tuesday while commissioning road projects completed by Ortom’s administration in Makurdi [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-why-governor-ortom-cant-return-to-apc-wike/feed/ 0 Governor Ortom To Promote Over 8,000 LG Staff In Benue https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-ortom-to-promote-over-8000-lg-staff-in-benue/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-ortom-to-promote-over-8000-lg-staff-in-benue/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:22:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=275523 Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Tuesday that over 8,000 local government staff in the state would be promoted. Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom Ortom disclosed this while receiving a “Life Patron of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE)” award in Makurdi. He said a directive had been issued to the Local Government [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-ortom-to-promote-over-8000-lg-staff-in-benue/feed/ 0 Governor Samuel Ortom’s Image Maker Has Ridiculed Himself – APC https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-samuel-ortoms-image-maker-has-ridiculed-himself-apc/ Tue, 30 Oct 2018 09:06:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=219775 All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue has said Gov. Samuel Ortom was already panicky following the defection of over 3,000 supporters of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to APC in Guma, his Local Government Area. This is contained in a press statement signed by Mr James Ornguga, APC’s acting State Publicity Secretary, and made available to [...]

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]]> Benue Commission of Inquiry Investigating N128.8m State Finances Between 2007 And May 2015 https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-commission-of-inquiry-investigating-n128-8m-state-finances-between-2007-and-may-2015/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:52:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111419 Former Relations Manager of GTBank, Ms Ajuma Oloko, said her involvement with the officials of the Benue Government in money transfers was purely official. Oloko made the remark in Makurdi on Tuesday while testifying before Benue Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor Samuel Ortom to investigate the finances of the state between 2007 and [...]

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]]> Elections Petition Tribunal: Appeal Court Upholds Benue Governor’s Election https://www.theinfostride.com/elections-petition-tribunal-appeal-court-upholds-benue-governors-election/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 22:49:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107688 The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State during the last elections, Terhemen Tarzoor, challenging the judgment of the Justice Elizabeth Karatu led governorship Elections Petition Tribunal in Makurdi. The Tribunal had about two months ago dismissed Tarzoor’s petition [...]

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]]> Benue State Deserves More Federal Appointments – Governor Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-state-deserves-more-federal-appointments-governor-ortom/ Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:22:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107054 Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom yesterday led Senators George Akume and Barnabas Gemade to the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a closed-door meeting with President Muhhamdu Buhari (PMB). Emerging later from the meeting, the governor told State House Correspondent that they were in the Villa to thank Buhari for finding an indigene of the state, [...]

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]]> Probe Of Suswam By EFCC Is A Political Witch-Hunt – Benue Group https://www.theinfostride.com/probe-of-suswam-by-efcc-is-a-political-witch-hunt-benue-group/ Mon, 12 Oct 2015 21:56:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102583 A group known as the Benue Coalition for Justice, Equity and Fairness has condemned moves by Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom to probe his predecessor, Gabriel Suswan. The group said it was disheartening that pressing issues of governance had been allegedly relegated to the background in the state in preference for a witch-hunt. Suswam turned [...]

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]]> Benue Amnesty Programme: More Gangs Surrender Assorted Weapons https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-amnesty-programme-more-gangs-surrender-assorted-weapons/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:01:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100485 The amnesty programme of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom received a major boost on Tuesday when some gangs from Kwande Local Government surrendered assorted automatic weapons to the state. Ortom spoke at the Benue People’s House when he received the AIG, Zone 4, Mr Yahaya Ardo. The governor expressed delight that the programme was yielding [...]

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]]> Benue State Will Soon Commence Payment Of Salary Arrears To Workers – Speaker https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-state-will-soon-commence-payment-of-salary-arrears-to-workers-speaker/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 08:03:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100193 The Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange, on Saturday said payment of salary arrears to the state workers will commence soon. Ikyange gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen in Makurdi. He said though he could not tell the definite date when the payment would start, the backlog would be cleared [...]

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