Nigeria: Ortom Faults Mark's Comment On Wheelbarrows

Makurdi — Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday, faulted the comments by a former Senate President, David Mark, at a function in Port Harcourt, where he compared developments in Rivers and Benue states.

Mark, at a function in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, mocked Ortom for "giving out wheelbarrows to empower people" at a time states like Rivers were commissioning laudable projects to mark their two years anniversary.

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