What do you think the delegates should consider when voting?
In a true democratic setting, representatives only do what majority of the people feel is the best for them, which is why when it comes to the opportunity for the majority to also vote, they determine the final outcome. We need a selfless leader that can lead courageously, believing in God and in the people that together we can rise from our shambles to become a great investment destination. Though many qualified candidates have emerged for the governorship race, but after a painstaking investigation and critical examination, the Ortom Support Group in Lagos has concluded that Chief Samuel Ortom, the current Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment, and the immediate past Supervising Minister of Aviation, is the best man for the job. This is based on his track records.
What are the attributes that make Ortom stand out?
Governance is about the well-being of the people. Dr. Ortom has demonstrated this in his administrative responsibilities right from when he was the Chairman of Guma Local Government. He took the welfare of his workers very seriously, making sure that they were promptly paid. This earned him an award as the best Local Government Chairman in his time. He has also shown that he is humane in his relationship with people. He cares for the down-trodden, the poor and vulnerable groups. He has consistently shown a selfless lifestyle by giving away his wealth to meet the needs of others. He does not believe in self aggrandizement to the neglect of others, which is the order of today’s politics where people believe that it is all about endless accumulation of wealth, rather than service to the people.
Ortom is a man of the people of all social classes. He does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of clannish extraction, ethnicity, religion, gender and social placement. He is truly a man of the people who opens his doors to everyone, and no one comes to Dr. Ortom and goes home disappointed.
How convinced are you about his pedigree?
There are too many testimonies of his generous assistance to those who come to him with various needs. The purpose for which he set up Oracle Business Limited Foundation is to fill the gaps in alleviating human predicament in various ways, such as offering free medical services to the poor and vulnerable groups, employment opportunities, scholarship assistance, encouragement of agricultural productivity, empowering the less privileged, etc. Very fundamentally, he has enjoyed God’s favour, which has seen and elevated him to the pinnacle of political power. Besides, by dint of hard work, humility, love and the fear of God, he has established and consolidated a network of political infrastructure and relationships and alliances that are active throughout Benue State and Nigeria. There is no doubt that, as a matter of necessity, we need a person of such pedigree to be our number one citizen.
