Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has assured the Christian community that he will always support their pursuit of genuine causes.
Ortom, who spoke yesterday at St Joseph’s Parish, Akpehe, Makrudi, at a thanksgiving service for him, promised to include the Akpehe-Iorhom road in the contract for the construction of township roads in Makurdi and provide a transformer for the area.
He also donated towards the completion of the parish adoration centres.
He thanked the parishioners for their support during the 2015 polls, and appealed for their sustained prayers for him to take right decisions and overcome challenges of statecraft for the benefit of the people.
The governor stated that he had found a solution to the difficulty in paying salaries, saying he would remove illegal workers from the payroll so that genuine ones can be paid promptly.
He hinted that 20 herdsmen and three youths have been arrested and are being prosecuted for contravening the anti-open grazing law, promising that every offender will be treated equally.
President of the Parish Laity Council, Mr. Matthew Atondo, said Ortom had exhibited the fear of God, truth, transparency and concern for the plight of the people, which has endeared him to the parishioners who requested the mass to seek divine intervention for him.
Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Adagba hailed the governor for enacting the anti-open grazing law, and for sponsoring the treatment of snake bite victims, saying such were some of the acts that could lead to a person’s canonization as a saint.
The Christian leaders requested the repair of the road which leads to the church, a transformer to boost electricity supply to their area, as well as assistance for the completion of their adoration centre.
