My Story As A Motor Park Tout To Governor – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State[/caption]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has opened up on his humble background, narrating how he rose from a motor park tout to being a governor.
Speaking in an interview with journalists in Makurdi on Friday, Ortom said he served as a bus conductor and driver before working at the local government, state and national levels.
The governor explained that he has always believed in his dreams from day one, saying that no matter the situation he found himself he was always “prepared and ready” to take the next step.
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Ortom, who once served as a minister in the federal level, said God has blessed him so much that anything he laid his hands on always succeeded.
“I started work as a motor park tout and by the grace of God, I went through; I became a conductor, I became a driver and went on and saw myself in leadership positions at the local government, state and national levels,” the governor said.
“My last appointment before becoming governor was as minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As a Tiv man, we are known for farming and I started at a very small level, but today I’m one of the biggest farmers not just in Benue State but in Nigeria and I’m into various segments of agriculture – livestock, poultry, grains, tubers and citrus.
“I’m experimenting all, and I’m also into fishery. So, it has been a success story all along. Everything I lay my hands on has always succeeded, so even though the people were expecting so much from me to take them out of poverty, ignorance and disease and I was quite prepared and ready to do it and that I’ve been doing.”
