{"id":28267,"date":"2021-05-01T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T06:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=28267"},"modified":"2021-05-01T07:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T06:04:00","slug":"insecurity-benue-govt-tackles-garba-shehu-says-buhari-wouldnt-have-approved-such-reckless-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/01\/insecurity-benue-govt-tackles-garba-shehu-says-buhari-wouldnt-have-approved-such-reckless-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Benue Govt tackles Garba Shehu, says Buhari wouldn&#8217;t have approved such reckless statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Benue state government has stated that it is convinced that President Buhari would not have approved such reckless statement\u00a0released by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman in response to comments of governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom on insecurity as a reckless one.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Recall that Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom had called for the urgent intervention of the federal government following a series of killings in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Ortom had requested the President to rise up and address the nation since he took an oath of office to secure and protect lives and properties.<\/p>\n<p>Ortom had also asked President Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Ortom&#8217;s comments, presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu had stated that President Buhari is pained by the killings, but disappointed in the governor for blaming him for the situation.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">In a statement on Friday,\u00a0<\/span>Terver Akase, Ortom\u2019s aide,\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">said the state government is convinced the president was not aware of Shehu\u2019s statement, as he would never have approved it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are convinced that Mr President was not aware that his aide Shehu made such a statement on his behalf. It is clear that the media aide didn\u2019t speak for the President in the said statement. President Buhari wouldn\u2019t have given approval for such a reckless and insensitive press release,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat is wrong with Governor Ortom\u2019s call on the President to address the nation, convene a national security summit and declare a state of emergency on security, following the spate of killings taking place in Benue and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the remaining states of the federation?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He noted that Ortom is not the only one who has called on the president to declare a statement of emergency, adding the governor should be commended and not condemned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMany other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/30\/two-nigerians-arrested-for-romance-scam-in-south-korea\/\">Nigerians<\/a> of good conscience have at different times made similar calls. What the Governor therefore deserves is commendation and not condemnation,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Akase also accused Shehu of supporting \u201ckiller herdsmen\u201d, adding that the presidential spokesman\u2019s refusal to condemn the criminal activities of such herders shows complicity.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Ortom has no personal grudge with the president and is only being patriotic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt is shocking that Shehu would make a statement regarding an attack evidently carried out by Fulani herdsmen and there won\u2019t be a single sentence of reproach directed at the violent Fulani herders. Such a deliberate omission smacks of complicity and tacit support for the killer herders,\u201d the statement reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat Garba Shehu ought to know is that Governor Ortom has no personal grudge against the President. The Governor is only being patriotic by calling for justice, equity, fairness and above all the rule of law. 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