‘Hidden agenda’ – Gov Ortom requires suspension of 2023 census with reason

Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State, has requested that the federal authorities postpone the proposed Nationwide Inhabitants Census, which is slated to happen in Might 2023.

When Ortom met a delegation from the Center Belt Discussion board led by its president, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday, he made the decision.

The Governor requested the FG to halt the train till the Internally Displaced Individuals, or IDPs, returned to their properties after alleging that there could also be a hidden agenda behind the conduct of the census.

He mentioned, “The FG ought to droop the difficulty of the census as a result of it appears to be like just like the proposed census is coming with an agenda.

“So till they can restore safety and all our IDPs return to their ancestral properties to offer all of them alternatives to be counted of their properties of delivery.

“As a result of I perceive from the Nationwide Inhabitants Fee that these to be counted should be counted of their localities”.

The state has the worst report of herdsmen assault within the nation, with 1000’s of individuals killed inside a yr.

Benue has over two million individuals dwelling in numerous IDPs camps throughout the state.

Barely one week in the past, the dreaded killer herdsmen invaded one of many IDPs’ camps and killed no less than 35 individuals.