Pascal Arogorn Ibe
Benue State Governor , Samuel Ortom, and his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, on Tuesday, settled their differences over their face – off on the herdsmen crisis rocking the country.
Mohammed had defended Fulani herdsmen wielding AK-47 rifles , saying they do so for self -protection .
Reacting, Ortom had lambasted the Bauchi governor for allegedly supporting criminality while labeling him a “ terrorist governor ” .
The Peoples Democratic Party had waded into the altercation between the two governors who incidentally belonged to the PDP.
Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Wike , and his Adamawa State counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri , met with the two governors on Tuesday in Port Harcourt , the Rivers State capital, and initiated reconciliation efforts .
A truce seemed to be reached after the meeting at Wike ’ s private residence in Port Harcourt with Ortom and Mohammed embracing each other.
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