Photos: Buhari returns to Abuja after ‘mammoth silence’ reception in Benue [Photos]
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday returned to Abuja after paying quick visit to commiserate with the people over the New Year killings that claimed the lives of 73 innocent citizens.
Unlike his visit to Plateau State where he was welcomed by a mammoth crowd, this time, The President was received in Benue by the silence of graveyard which some of the critics of the Buhari-led government have said informed his decision to shorten his stay in the state.
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, lampooned the presidency for not sharing photos of Buhari’s visit to Benue like they did when he visited Plateau.
What happened today that a usually boastful @NGRPresident did not post photos of the “mammoth crowd” that came to receive President Buhari in Benue as before? Okay let me help them post photos of the mammoth silence that welcomed the President to the food basket of the nation! pic.twitter.com/Fr2HVIMTyX
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) March 12, 2018
His return to Abuja was announced on Twitter by his media aide, Bashir Ahmad, who confirmed that the President is back in Abuja and now in a closed-door meeting with United States’ Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson at the Presidential Villa.
President @MBuhari is back in Abuja from Benue State, now in a closed-door meeting with United States’ Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson at the Presidential Villa. pic.twitter.com/j9bVn7f62D
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) March 12, 2018
While addressing the President former Governor of Benue State and serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, George Akume, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari that his people are not happy with him for his cold reaction over the killing of his kinsmen in the state.
Akume recalled that Benue people overwhelmingly voted for Buhari in 2015 despite the fact the then Senate President, David Mark, who is a member of the PDP hailed from the state.
He said, “Your Excellency, you could recall that Senator David Mark was Senate President while Suswam was the Chief Security of the State, yet the Tiv people voted for you in 2015.
“We have no federal project in Benue State, Ortom does not make law, Benue People made the law, JS Tarka fought for the unity of our country Nigeria, Mr. President the Tiv people are not happy about your reaction towards the killing of Tiv farmers by Fulani herdsman.”
