Ex-Gov Ortom condemns blockade of Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue, fingers state govt
Mr Ortom, the immediate past governor of the state, who linked the incident to the state government, lamented the kind of government in place in the state, noting that it was wrong not to allow Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, to the state.
A former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has condemned the blockade of the convoy of the Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in Makurdi, the state capital, accusing the administration of Governor Hyacinth Alia of involvement in the incident.
The incident is the second reported disruption of Mr Obi’s to the North-central state after Governor Hyacinth Alia stopped one to internally displaced persons in April 2025, citing security and protocol concerns.
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