Adams Oshiomhole Finally Begs Benue Governor Samuel Ortom For Forgiveness

 

A former All Progressives Congress chairman has begged the Governor of Benue state for forgiveness.
 
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has asked for Governor Samuel Ortom to forgive him over a false statement he made against the Benue state governor.
 
The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has now retracted the comments which he made against Governor Samuel Ortom in 2018.
 
Oshiomhole, in his retraction, said he acted based on information he had, which he has now found to be false and baseless.
 
Recall that Governor Ortom had felt deeply aggrieved by way of the APC chieftains’ declaration and had dragged him to court docket over the embarrassing and defaming feedback.
 
However, Oshiomhole on Thursday described Governor Ortom as a expensive friend and brother with whom he had shared a lot in commonplace, which includes mutual admire.
 
Referring to a press convention he addressed on the twenty seventh of July, 2018 on the National Headquarters of the APC, where he spoke on the movement of Gov Ortom from the ruling party to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Oshiomhole said, “I made positive feedback approximately Dr Ortom primarily based on the statistics I actually have on account that determined to be fake and baseless.

“Ortom felt embarrassed, defamed and deeply aggrieved by way of the comments I made at the said press conference, culminating in litigation.

“That politics aside, Governor Samuel Ortom is a pricey buddy and brother with whom I actually have shared a lot in not unusual, which includes mutual recognize.

“As former colleagues and one time individuals of the Nigerian Governors’ forum and most importantly as a person whom I am only a cellphone call faraway from, any ridicule, embarrassment, spite and insult caused Dr Samuel Ortom is regretted.

“Owing to the relationship we proportion and in the large hobby of peace, harmony and brotherliness, I accept as true with a whole retraction of my comments made on twenty seventh July 2018, and which Dr Samuel Ortom discovered offensive is proper and important.

“In view of all the above, I hereby retract the comments made during the clicking convention on 27th July 2018, as it relates to Dr Samuel Ortom.”