Tiv Issues According to Terhemba Osuji

I hated this election, Like in Imo, I could not summon the gumption to pick a side in the war for the Benue state Governorship as each candidate all had compelling arguments and credentials to be Governor, it was easier to sit on the fence and let the masses decide.  Now that Ortom has emerged here are a few awed observations: how does a man rise from humble beginnings to rise from driver to LGA chairman to treasurer of the reigning PDP to minister where he was applauded into office on the senate floor due to awe at his background and from there seize the APC ticket at the last minute to become Governor after crossing from the PDP. Along the way he also picked up a PhD. How did he become the valiant defender of the Benue valley after first ceding Agutu and later despite that monumental concession earn the wrath of Arewa when he became mourner in Chief due to his position as governor when he was forced to bury hundreds of his massacred kinsmen. How was he able to leave the APC and c...

I hated this election, Like in Imo, I could not summon the gumption to pick a side in the war for the Benue state Governorship as each candidate all had compelling arguments and credentials to be Governor, it was easier to sit on the fence and let the masses decide.   Now that Ortom has emerged here are a few awed observations: how does a man rise from humble beginnings to rise from driver to LGA chairman to treasurer of the reigning PDP to minister where he was applauded into office on the senate floor due to awe at his background and from there seize the APC ticket at the last minute to become Governor after crossing from the PDP. Along the way he also picked up a PhD. How did he become the valiant defender of the Benue valley after first ceding Agutu and later despite that monumental concession earn the wrath of Arewa when he became mourner in Chief due to his position as governor when he was forced to bury hundreds of his massacred kinsmen. How was he able to leave the APC and ...

Which Way Benue Never has there been an election that rankles the nerves like the election of 2019. Personally it has been a gut wrenching experience made even worse by the increasingly irascible attitude of “Friends” who have become rabid in their almost divine mission of unseating candidates and a mindset intolerant of any discussion; they quickly resort to blocking or sending insults. Nevertheless it is a painful process that must be endured as we meditate and fight over which candidate to support to handle the mission and land mines ahead in Benue fighting for its survival and protection of our ancestral lands. There has never been an election in Benue more important than the election of 2019. The staggered elections meant that the presidential, senate and Nass elections were held on feb 23rd with the governorship and house of assembly elections to follow on the 9th of March. The elections on the 23 swung Benue into the opposition column for the first time since the 60’...