Ortom: Buhari failed woefully, made life miserable for Nigerians

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst in the history of Nigeria, saying the latter made life miserable for the citizens.

Ortom said Buhari failed “woefully”, stressing that Nigerians are feeling the impact of the President’s failure “because we are all suffering”.

The governor said this while commissioning the headquarters of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards (BSCVGs) in Makurdi, the state capital on Saturday, May 27.

Governor Ortom said: “I served under the then President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration and we all saw how Nigeria flourished under that administration. We all knew what the prices of goods and services were at the time.

READ ALSO: Ortom: I’m not afraid of EFCC

“We also know what our exchange rate was at the time and what it is today. I want Nigerians to do a simple comparison and you will realise how bad it has been under this government and how Nigeria has been taken several years backwards by the Buhari government.

“The fact is that never in the history of Nigeria did we experience this kind of bad governance in the country.

“Corruption is so endemic in this government, yet people who steal chicken are thrown into prison, but people in government who are busy stealing the wealth of the people are walking free.

“The President recently apologised to Nigerians; we accept the apology but he must be told that he failed woefully and Nigerians are feeling the impact of that failure because we are all suffering,” he declared.

Ortom further lashed out at President Buhari for failing to tackle insecurity in the country, saying: “The President told us he is retiring to tend to his cattle, is it because he is returning to be a herder that he failed to deal decisively with herdsmen? That was unfair to Nigerians.”

The Star