MUCH ADO ABOUT GOVERNOR SAMUEL ORTOM WHEEL BARROWS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.
The wheel barrows youth’s empowerment purported to be given by Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State may seem odious or laughable to many Nigerians. Gov. Ortom coming out to distant himself from the wheel barrows buhaha simply because they were branded with his name boldly written on them is also a comic. This is because is not new that even salt, sugar, rice, bread etc. are branded on many of our leaders name. According to the governor (CPS) Tever Akase, the consent of the governor was not sought for, before the wheel barrows were given out. He said the wheel barrows belongs to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) who received them as donations from the National Commission for Refugees, Migrant and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) for Benue citizens displayed during the Fulani herdsmen and farmers conflicts. Benue State is unarguably the food basket of the nation and this reputation is not derived by their advancement in mechanized agriculture. The state as agricultur...
