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Ortom celebrates with Utsev, hails Akume
Immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has congratulated the minister of Water Resources and Sanitiation, Prof Joseph Utsev on his appointment.
Ortom described the appointment tof Utsev as a round peg in a round hole.
IDOMA VOICE reports that Ortom made this known at a reception in honour of the minister of after his swearing-in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja.
The ex-governor said, “I am here to congratulate the honourable minister, Prof Utsev, on his appointment and swearing-in today. We give glory to God for this elevation and promotion of our dear brother.
“The Bible says ‘rejoice with them that rejoice’. So, we are here today to rejoice with him and to pray God Almighty to grant him more wisdom and appreciate God for the appointment, and appreciate our leader, Sen George Akume, for facilitating this elevation and promoting him to where he is. We are grateful and we pray to God to grant him more wisdom.
“He (Utsev) has prepared himself academically. He is fit and I pray God to grant all he has done because he is the right peg in the hole, and I believe at the end he will make all of us proud,” Ortom said.