Your Excellency – “not every person who criticizes your government is an enemy of yours or of the government”- Ukan Kurugh Writes Gov Samuel Ortom.

OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR SAMUEL IORAER ORTOM

Good morning Your Excellency,

I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits.
I am again urged to write to you on this very small but important issue. This is because small issues often overlooked for too long accumulate into big issues. I am sure you have heard time and time again about this but again as your subjects we will need assurances from you that we have your ears and our complaints are not being misconstrued.

Knowing you’re an avid Christian i will reference the Holy Bible to make my point. It was in Daniel chapter two that King Nebuchadnezzar demanded that his dreams be interpreted and forbade his advisers from lying to him or embellishing their revelations. It was also as a result of this that Daniel looked him in the eye and told him the truth as harsh as it was.

In our culture it is disrespectful to look an elder in the eye but “yam anyi” and permit me to tell you a simple truth Your Excellency – “not every person who criticizes your government is an enemy of yours or of the government”. The Facebook platform that formed a formidable force behind your election also forms a platform for discussion and on it many criticisms, not all of them are made from a place of malice. Most of them are from pains and groans of hardship, a lot of them are constructive and can be fine tuned into policy direction for the good of everyone.

I know you’re a busy man so I will keep it short. All I am asking is for your assurance that you have heard us and that you will continue to hear us. That the relevance of your people does not just spring up during elections but that the common man remains relevant even today and their two kobo offerings will be at least considered not sneered at and dumped in the pile of “ka mba opposition gaa”.

Finally, I am happy with your statement to end the occupation of Benue by Fulani militants. I plead with you not to let it become just a statement. May God help us all in these trying times. Accept my condolence over the death of your indigenes and my brothers,sister that were killed in cold blood.

God bless Governor Samuel Ortom
God bless the good People of Benue State

Sincerely,
Ukan Kurugh
aim (Advocate for the Interest of the Masses)