Buhari at 79: Nigeria is collapsing – Ortom tells Buhari

Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom has expressed that the country is collapsing, he said this in a congratulatory message to President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 79th birthday.

The governor who was quoted by Nathaniel Ikyur, the president’s senior press secretary, said the insecurity endangering citizens’ lives and property is not what the president promised when he took office in 2015.

President Muhammadu Buhari, according to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, is a grandfather who should comprehend that the country is collapsing owing to the actions of “terrorists.”

The governor, who stated that he loves Buhari, encouraged him to take immediate steps to safeguard the country before he leaves office.

“I join your family, friends, political associates and all Nigerians to congratulate you on the occasion of your 79th birthday,” he said.

“To some, the president is a father, to others, grandfather while yet to others, he is a great grandfather who should understand that Nigeria at the moment is collapsing due to the activities of terrorists who have continued to destroy the very foundation of the unity of this country.

“Daily, people are slaughtered like animals either on their farms, at home or roasted to death while travelling from one destination to another with video clips showing the faces of the killers. Yet, no one has been arrested.

“The roads have become booby traps where the citizenry are scared to travel on, for the fear that they may be kidnapped for ransom or in some cases killed outrightly. It is an open secret that no one is safe in this country any longer.”