Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to apologise for lying against him.
Mr Ortom said this when he received a group, under the aegis of Jemgbagh Youths, on a protest at the Government House, Makurdi, over alleged lies against Mr Ortom by the PDP presidential candidate.
He stated that Mr Atiku should make a public apology for alleging that his brothers were stealing herdsmen’s cattle in the state.
“Immediately I heard the news, I sent him a message on WhatsApp and he apologised to me.
“I told him to make the apology public but he declined, and I am saying he cannot undress an elder like me in public and then come back to dress me in a room.
“He lied against me and I take exception to that because what he said is hate speech,” Mr Ortom said.
The governor faulted Mr Atiku’s claim that he issued a blanket condemnation of all Fulani people as bad, saying he never said that.
“Some Fulani people…
