Governor Kashim Shettima has announced a donation of 100
cows as his personal contribution for the coronation of the Tor Tiv V, His
Royal Majesty Prof. James Ayatse.
Shettima made this donation when he led a
delegation of Northern Governors, on a courtesy call on Sen. George Akume; Tor
Tiv V, His Royal Majesty Prof. James Ayatse, and Gov. Samuel Ortom in Makurdi,
on Tuesday.
He also explained that they were in the state to celebrate
with the Tiv people for the peaceful selection of the Tor Tiv V, His Royal
Majesty Prof. James Ayatse. Shettima sympathised with Tiv people over the
incessant attacks on their communities by suspected herdsmen, adding that the
NGF would never abandon the state.
He also noted that Benue and Kano states were only the
states in the North with a large heart to accommodate non-indigenes over the
years as exemplified in appointments and elective positions. However, the
Northern Governors Forum (NGF) stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory
in 2015 saved Nigeria from going into extinction.
Shettima, who is the Chairman of NGF, said this during the
courtesy call on Sen. George Akume; Tor Tiv V, His Royal Majesty Prof. James
Ayatse, and Gov. Samuel Ortom in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that other governors on the delegation were Mohammed Abubakar and
Abdullahi Gunduje of Bauchi and Kano states, respectively.
Shettima described the outcome of the 2015 general election
as the watershed in the Nigerian political history and commended Benue people
for their continuous support of Northern agenda. He noted that the PDP-led
administration was at the verge of destroying the basic component that bonded
Nigeria, adding that Buhari’s victory saved the country.
“Had President Buhari not win the election in 2015, Nigeria
would have gone into extinction and as it is now, the PDP need to be
proscribed. “The North had moral duty to support Benue state following her
continuous support of presidential candidates from the region,” said the NGF
chairman. Ayatse had earlier commended the NGF for identifying with the Tiv
people during their moment of sadness and joy, adding that he cherished the Tor
Tiv thrown he had ascended. Akume urged the NGF to support Ortom to actualize
his vision and invited the forum to attend the coronation of the fifth Tor Tiv.
On his part, Ortom commended the NGF members for their
sustained support of his proposals that led to the end of herdsmen/farmers
crisis in the state. The governor thanked God for the relative peace enjoyed in
the state so far and commended Shettima’s leadership quality. (NAN)
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