Newspaper review: Benue senator and Samuel Ortom in war of words

The Punchreports that the senator representing Benue North-West Senatorial District, George Akume, and Governor Samuel Ortom took on each other on Monday in a war of words.
Akume had at the All Progressives Congress (APC) expanded caucus meeting held at Castle Event Centre, Makurdi on Sunday described Ortom as a non-performer, alleging that the governor was parading a fake doctoral degree.
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to start earning..... The Punch newspaper for Tuesday, September 11 photo credit: snapshot from NAIJ.com Apparently reacting to the views expressed by Ortom in an interview he granted Saturday PUNCH, Akume said: “Ortom said he has PhD from the Commonwealth University of Berlin, but there is nothing like Commonwealth University.
At least, I’m a graduate of the University of Ibadan, where I bagged my first and second degrees. I am also a fellow of the Institute of Management and I have honourary PhD from the University of Jos.
Vanguardreports that the battle for tickets in the All Progressives Congress (APC) worsened, yesterday, as different tendencies in the party across the country took battle positions ahead of the party’s primaries holding later this month.
The war cries were especially raised in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Rivers, Cross River, Delta and Yobe States. Vanguard newspaper for Tuesday, September 11 photo credit: snapshot from NAIJ.com Despite the political tension that enveloped Lagos State in recent days, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday, picked his nomination form for re-election apparently signalling an end to the doubts about his second term.
His re-election bid had kept political stakeholders on edge as it was alleged that national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had raised the flag against his bid.
The Guardianreports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), questioning its readiness to conduct credible elections in 2019.
The forum also condemned the Federal Government’s alleged use of security operatives for political ends and the refusal by President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Amendment Bill. Rate3 | Payment Without Borders. A decentralised protocol for cross-border payment and credit scoring | $RTE JOIN HONEY & EARN UP TO 1000 $RTE! Register at honey.rate3.network2. Connect your Twitter/Telegram/Reddit accounts 3. Complete daily quests; Nectar/$RTE are automatically counted! Only takes less than 5 minutes a day Click Banner Below for more Details! Want to read more Click Here If you enjoyed what you read here,
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