Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that the Igbo people have the much needed potentials to lead the country, if given an opportunity.
Governor Ortom stated this while speaking with the Igbo PDP Forum, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Makurdi.
He said that the Igbo people are very passionate about the socio-economic and political development of the country and Benue State, stating that Igbos have always added value to whatever they do.
He also acknowledged entrepreneurial ingenuity of Igbo people, and economic value they have added in Benue, noting that they have molded many people including him.
“Your strategy to empower the younger generation is second to none.
“The Igbos are accommodating and hard-working. They are a group that can live with other ethnic groups and not like those that are killing my people and they want me to keep quiet. I will never keep quiet concerning incessant attacks on my people by herdsmen until the authorities do the right thing,” the governor stated.
The Benue State helmsman reiterated his commitment in speaking against injustice at all cost.
“I will continue to speak against injustice. No one can threaten my senatorial ticket. A man can get nothing except what is given to him by God.”