Terrorism: You all have sold your hearts to devil, Ortoms slams Garba Shehu

Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to the statement made by the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu which claimed that President Muhammad Buhari is not a cultist killing Nigerians.

Telescope.ng reports that Ortom in a statement titled: “Ortom’s revelation cannot be waved away: A response to Garba Shehu,” which was issued and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur on Thursday, reacted that the presidential aide blew the opportunity to prove him wrong for raising a false alarm about the worsening security situation in the country.”

The governor further expressed that “self-serving individuals like the presidential media aide who live under the shield and paraphernalia of the Presidency and have apparently sold their conscience to the devil, want us to pretend that nothing sinister is happening.”

The statement reads: “Each time I speak about the dreadful manner the Muhammadu Buhari administration has handled the security situation in the country, his media aides and hangers-on come out attacking my personality instead of addressing the issues I raised.

“If the Presidency assumes that I am wrong about my statements regarding the failure of the present government to tackle insecurity, I urge them to hold a referendum to get the feelings of Nigerians towards their ineptitude, complicity and clear lack of commitment and sincerity in protecting the people.

“It is sad and unfortunate that the likes of Garba Shehu have zero sympathies for the families of those being killed daily by Fulani terrorists. As long as their meal ticket is secured, they tell Mr President to go to bed, that all is well with the country.

“Garba is a man whose loyalty is for sale to the highest bidder. He sings in high praise of the President today because that is his current source of livelihood. He will be the first to go against the President once the tables turn. He has done that before with other prominent Nigerians whom he served. A man who betrays his former benefactor for a new pot of porridge does not possess the moral right to question me.

“Shehu blew the opportunity to prove me wrong that I raised a false alarm about the worsening security situation in the country. Hundreds of our citizens are held captive by terrorists in the forests. I expected Shehu to tell Nigerians what efforts the Federal Government has made to release the hostages.”