BENUE KILLINGS: PDP Lambasts Gov Lalong, Says It Seems ‘He Has Gone Mad’

   A recent comment by Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong that he warned his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, against the anti-open grazing law, has continued to attract condemnation as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that he might have gone mad to make such a statement.

  The Plateau State PDP which stated this in a statement released by its publicity secretary, Joan Akans, also wondered how Governor Lalong could describe the killing of innocent people in their homes in Benue as mere “clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers”.

 PDP said in the statement that Lalong in order to “impress his ‘oga at the top’ and State House Press, said he restored peace in the state within three months of his coming to office, dismissing the recent killings that took place in the last three months in Barkin Ladi, Ryom and Bassa local government areas.”

  The statement stated further, “Rather than proceed to Benue State on his return from vacation abroad to commiserate with our brothers and sisters following the massacre of innocent lives and the rendering of thousands homeless, he chose to embark on a misadventure of trying to woo Mr. President to visit Plateau State to endorse his second term bid.

“As if he has gone mad, he chose to berate Governor Samuel Ortom on a day when those killed by Fulani herdsmen were being given a mass burial, bragging that he advised him not to implement the anti open-grazing law.The show of shame by our dear Governor continued at the federal ministry of agriculture where along with his co-traveler from Kogi State, told Chief Audu Ogbe that having embraced the ranching policy, he would be eager to implement the cattle colonies policy. It is sad to note that Barr Lalong without understanding what the colonies thing is all about, he would chose to take a dive into the deep simply to curry the support of his sponsors.

“All this have exposed governor Lalong as a person who has sold his conscience and, does not care about the today and tomorrow of his people, and those of his brothers and sisters in neighbouring state and Nigeria at large.