22:
399:
and 23 March 2019 Benue State supplementary governorship election, Ortom was reelected as
Governor having polled 434,473 votes while the runner up Emmanuel Jime of the All Progressive Congress polled 345,155 votes. Following the election, Jime challenged Ortom's victory and filed a petition on the
416:
free of charge to the patients. The foundation also works to alleviate hardship for prison inmates, while also offering various forms of skills acquisition for better reintegration into the society. The Oracle
Driving School is another outreach, which trains qualified drivers on a regular basis.
378:(PDP). He was also Director of Operations of the PDP gubernatorial campaign in Benue State in 2007 and Director of Administration and Logistics of the Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organization in 2011. He was the
263:
400:
grounds of substantial noncompliance with the provisions of the
Electoral Act, 2010 as amended. On 21 January 2020 the Supreme Court affirmed the election of Samuel Ortom as the duly-elected governor of Benue State.
408:
Through the establishment of Oracle
Business Limited Foundation, Ortom has set aside funds in St. Theresa's Hospital, Makurdi and Rahama Hospital, Gboko Road, Makurdi, for treatment of
655:
370:
Ortom was a member of different political parties in Benue State including the
National Centre Party of Nigeria as State Publicity Secretary; State Treasurer of the
1103:
957:
813:
525:
761:
375:
244:
291:. He was re-elected as governor on 29 May 2019. Ortom's tenure ended on 29 May 2023, succeeded by a Catholic priest of the opposition party,
162:
342:
and obtained both the
Interim Joint Matriculation Board Certificate, in 1995 and the Diploma in Journalism in 1998. He later attended the
736:
663:
889:
379:
315:
in 1974, completing his primary education in 1976. Chief Dr. Samuel Ioraer Ortom was admitted into Idah
Secondary Commercial College,
288:
1113:
1098:
950:
396:
65:
1108:
1083:
966:
479:
331:
188:
97:
371:
351:
711:
499:
1093:
943:
914:
838:
392:
In July 2018, Ortom announced his departure from All
Progressives Congress as a result of an internal party crisis.
323:
in 1976. He did two years in the school before his father's retirement in 1979 ended his dream of completing formal
576:
386:
284:
685:
787:
36:
335:
100:
864:
1088:
343:
275:
and philanthropist. He was a
Minister of State Trade and Investments in Nigeria during the presidency of
382:
National
Auditor before his appointment as Minister of state, Federal Republic of Nigeria in July 2011.
272:
1078:
581:
1032:
629:
977:
40:
603:
276:
997:
347:
324:
385:
In April 2015, he contested for Governor of Benue State and won, under the platform of the
1047:
1027:
1002:
123:
547:
1072:
1057:
1037:
1017:
982:
292:
135:
1042:
1007:
1022:
1012:
304:
280:
230:
32:
992:
320:
890:"Samuel Ortom – List of Treated Snake Bite Victims and Cost from 2010 – 2013"
762:"PDP Presidential Primaries: Why PDP provided each state a ballot box- Ortom"
712:"INEC Announces APC's Samuel Ortom as Winner of Benue Governorship Election"
413:
935:
987:
526:"It's Official: PDP's Samuel Ortom wins re-election as Benue governor |"
312:
234:
165:
143:
814:"It's Official: PDP's Samuel Ortom wins re-election as Benue governor"
409:
359:
577:"Ortom, From Motor Park Tout To A Minister Of The Federal Republic"
374:(APP); and State Secretary as well as State Deputy Chairman of the
355:
339:
327:
education for financial reasons. He became a professional driver.
308:
316:
939:
303:
Ortom was born 23 April 1961 in Guma Local Government Area of
15:
271:; born 23 April 1961) is a Nigerian politician, businessman,
737:"We Won't Rig April Elections – Ortom, PDP National Auditor"
839:"Supreme Court affirms Ortom's election as Benue governor"
915:"Samuel Ortom – Oracle Driving School Trains 161 Drivers"
686:"Benue at 46: Like Winston Churchill, like Samuel Ortom"
458:
National Union of TarabaState Students (UniCal Chapter)
630:"News Forum – Celebrating Chief Dr. Samuel Ortom at 53"
334:
as well as the Diploma in Salesmanship. He enrolled at
47:
500:"Nigerians regret voting for Buhari, APC, says Ortom"
311:
in 1970 but moved to St. Catherine's Primary School,
444:
441:
240:
213:
208:
194:
182:
160:
142:Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
141:
129:
117:
96:
85:
843:The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
504:The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
307:, Nigeria. He attended St. John's Primary School,
865:"Samuel Ortom – Ortom's Job Creation Initiatives"
788:"SAMUEL ORTOM 'DUMPS' APC; BECOMES 'FREE AGENT"
548:"Samuel Ortom Archives - The Nation Newspaper"
951:
350:in Personnel Management in 2001 as well as a
8:
958:
944:
936:
656:"Celebrating Chief Dr. Samuel Ortom at 53"
424:
178:14 February 2014 – 15 August 2014
82:
66:Learn how and when to remove this message
570:
568:
491:
287:in 2015, though later defecting to the
156:11 July 2011 – 25 October 2015
50:by removing or replacing such wording.
1104:All Progressives Congress politicians
163:Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation
7:
604:"Name list of Nigeria's new cabinet"
575:Ayado, Solomon (26 September 2014).
358:, from the Commonwealth University,
113:29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
14:
445:
397:2019 Benue gubernatorial election
812:Ayitogo, Nasir (24 March 2019).
480:List of governors of Benue State
332:General Certificate of Education
279:. Ortom was elected governor of
189:Princess Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi
20:
352:Master of Public Administration
1:
362:, through distance learning.
293:Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia
436:Institution or publication
1130:
973:
438:
435:
432:
429:
387:All Progressives Congress
376:People's Democratic Party
289:People's Democratic Party
285:All Progressives Congress
250:
204:
171:
149:
106:
92:
1114:Nigerian philanthropists
1099:Governors of Benue State
967:Governors of Benue State
354:in 2004. Ortom earned a
299:Background and education
1109:People from Benue State
1084:Nigerian businesspeople
455:Selfless Service Award
336:Ahmadu Bello University
101:Governor of Benue State
610:. Xinhua. 13 July 2011
344:Benue State University
330:He later obtained the
161:Supervising Minister,
136:Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia
31:contains wording that
552:thenationonlineng.net
346:where he obtained an
741:thenigerianvoice.com
35:the subject through
1094:Nigerian Christians
1033:Aminu Isa Kontagora
426:
283:as a member of the
257:Samuel Ioraer Ortom
87:Samuel Ioraer Ortom
78:Nigerian politician
978:Abdullahi Shelleng
425:
372:All People's Party
41:unnoteworthy facts
1066:
1065:
845:. 21 January 2020
692:. 4 February 2022
666:on 6 October 2014
506:. 21 January 2022
471:
470:
277:Goodluck Jonathan
254:
253:
76:
75:
68:
1121:
998:Jonah David Jang
960:
953:
946:
937:
930:
929:
927:
925:
911:
905:
904:
902:
900:
886:
880:
879:
877:
875:
861:
855:
854:
852:
850:
835:
829:
828:
826:
824:
809:
803:
802:
800:
798:
783:
777:
776:
774:
772:
758:
752:
751:
749:
747:
733:
727:
726:
724:
722:
708:
702:
701:
699:
697:
682:
676:
675:
673:
671:
662:. Archived from
654:Agerzua, Tahav.
651:
645:
644:
642:
640:
626:
620:
619:
617:
615:
600:
594:
593:
591:
589:
572:
563:
562:
560:
558:
544:
538:
537:
535:
533:
522:
516:
515:
513:
511:
496:
447:
427:
348:Advanced Diploma
325:secondary school
270:
269:
268:
266:
227:
223:
221:
209:Personal details
197:
185:
176:
154:
132:
120:
111:
83:
71:
64:
60:
57:
51:
24:
23:
16:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1119:
1118:
1069:
1068:
1067:
1062:
969:
964:
934:
933:
923:
921:
913:
912:
908:
898:
896:
888:
887:
883:
873:
871:
863:
862:
858:
848:
846:
837:
836:
832:
822:
820:
811:
810:
806:
796:
794:
785:
784:
780:
770:
768:
760:
759:
755:
745:
743:
735:
734:
730:
720:
718:
710:
709:
705:
695:
693:
684:
683:
679:
669:
667:
660:National Accord
653:
652:
648:
638:
636:
628:
627:
623:
613:
611:
602:
601:
597:
587:
585:
574:
573:
566:
556:
554:
546:
545:
541:
531:
529:
528:. 24 March 2019
524:
523:
519:
509:
507:
498:
497:
493:
488:
476:
423:
406:
395:In the 9 March
368:
301:
264:
262:
261:
260:
241:Political party
228:
225:
219:
217:
195:
183:
177:
172:
155:
150:
130:
118:
112:
107:
88:
79:
72:
61:
55:
52:
48:help improve it
45:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1127:
1125:
1117:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1071:
1070:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1048:Gabriel Suswam
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1028:Joshua Obademi
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1003:Yohanna Madaki
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
974:
971:
970:
965:
963:
962:
955:
948:
940:
932:
931:
906:
881:
856:
830:
804:
778:
753:
728:
703:
677:
646:
621:
608:People's Daily
595:
564:
539:
517:
490:
489:
487:
484:
483:
482:
475:
472:
469:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
449:
448:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
422:
419:
405:
402:
367:
366:Political life
364:
300:
297:
252:
251:
248:
247:
242:
238:
237:
215:
211:
210:
206:
205:
202:
201:
198:
192:
191:
186:
180:
179:
169:
168:
158:
157:
147:
146:
139:
138:
133:
127:
126:
124:Gabriel Suswam
121:
115:
114:
104:
103:
94:
93:
90:
89:
86:
77:
74:
73:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1126:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1089:Living people
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1059:
1058:Hyacinth Alia
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1038:Dominic Oneya
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1018:Fidelis Makka
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
983:Adebayo Lawal
981:
979:
976:
975:
972:
968:
961:
956:
954:
949:
947:
942:
941:
938:
920:
916:
910:
907:
895:
891:
885:
882:
870:
866:
860:
857:
844:
840:
834:
831:
819:
818:Premium Times
815:
808:
805:
793:
789:
782:
779:
767:
766:Vanguard News
763:
757:
754:
742:
738:
732:
729:
717:
713:
707:
704:
691:
687:
681:
678:
665:
661:
657:
650:
647:
635:
631:
625:
622:
609:
605:
599:
596:
584:
583:
578:
571:
569:
565:
553:
549:
543:
540:
527:
521:
518:
505:
501:
495:
492:
485:
481:
478:
477:
473:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
450:
428:
420:
418:
415:
411:
403:
401:
398:
393:
390:
388:
383:
381:
377:
373:
365:
363:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
328:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
298:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
273:administrator
267:
258:
249:
246:
243:
239:
236:
232:
226:(age 63)
224:23 April 1961
216:
212:
207:
203:
200:Osita Chidoka
199:
193:
190:
187:
181:
175:
170:
167:
164:
159:
153:
148:
145:
140:
137:
134:
128:
125:
122:
116:
110:
105:
102:
99:
95:
91:
84:
81:
70:
67:
59:
49:
43:
42:
38:
34:
29:This article
27:
18:
17:
1053:Samuel Ortom
1052:
1043:George Akume
1008:Ishaya Bakut
922:. Retrieved
919:Samuel Ortom
918:
909:
897:. Retrieved
894:Samuel Ortom
893:
884:
872:. Retrieved
869:Samuel Ortom
868:
859:
847:. Retrieved
842:
833:
821:. Retrieved
817:
807:
795:. Retrieved
791:
781:
769:. Retrieved
765:
756:
744:. Retrieved
740:
731:
719:. Retrieved
716:benue.com.ng
715:
706:
694:. Retrieved
689:
680:
668:. Retrieved
664:the original
659:
649:
637:. Retrieved
633:
624:
612:. Retrieved
607:
598:
586:. Retrieved
580:
555:. Retrieved
551:
542:
530:. Retrieved
520:
508:. Retrieved
503:
494:
407:
404:Philanthropy
394:
391:
384:
369:
329:
302:
256:
255:
196:Succeeded by
173:
151:
131:Succeeded by
108:
80:
62:
53:
37:exaggeration
30:
1079:1961 births
1023:Moses Adasu
1013:Idris Garba
557:26 February
510:22 February
305:Benue State
281:Benue State
231:Benue State
184:Preceded by
119:Preceded by
1073:Categories
993:John Kpera
924:26 October
899:26 October
874:26 October
849:3 February
823:19 October
771:26 October
746:26 October
639:26 October
634:News Forum
582:Leadership
486:References
414:snakebites
321:Kogi State
229:Guma LGA,
220:1961-04-23
792:News Echo
670:4 October
614:4 October
588:4 October
467:Citation
433:Category
174:In office
152:In office
109:In office
56:June 2023
988:Aper Aku
721:26 April
696:18 March
690:TheCable
532:24 March
474:See also
33:promotes
797:16 July
786:Admin.
389:(APC).
313:Makurdi
235:Nigeria
166:Nigeria
144:Nigeria
46:Please
464:Notes
439:Result
421:Awards
410:hernia
360:Belize
265:listen
452:2014
442:Notes
430:Year
356:Ph.D.
340:Zaria
309:Gboko
926:2014
901:2014
876:2014
851:2021
825:2019
799:2018
773:2014
748:2014
723:2015
698:2022
672:2014
641:2014
616:2014
590:2014
559:2022
534:2021
512:2022
461:Won
446:Ref.
412:and
317:Idah
214:Born
98:18th
380:PDP
319:in
295:.
245:PDP
39:of
1075::
917:.
892:.
867:.
841:.
816:.
790:.
764:.
739:.
714:.
688:.
658:.
632:.
606:.
579:.
567:^
550:.
502:.
338:,
233:,
222:)
959:e
952:t
945:v
928:.
903:.
878:.
853:.
827:.
801:.
775:.
750:.
725:.
700:.
674:.
643:.
618:.
592:.
561:.
536:.
514:.
259:(
218:(
69:)
63:(
58:)
54:(
44:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.