Dr samuel ortom biography of william hill
Samuel Ortom
Nigerian politician
Samuel Ioraer Ortom (listenⓘ; born 23 April ) is a Nigerian politician, businessman, administrator and philanthropist. He was a Minister of State Trade and Investments in Nigeria during the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan. Ortom was elected governor of Benue State as a member of the All Progressives Congress in , though later defecting to the People's Democratic Party.[1] He was re-elected as governor on 29 May [2][3] Ortom's tenure ended on 29 May , succeeded by a Catholic priest of the opposition party, Rev.
Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia.
Background and education
Ortom was born 23 April in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.[4][5] He attended St. John's Primary School, Gboko in but moved to St. Catherine's Primary School, Makurdi in , completing his primary education in Chief Dr.
Samuel Ioraer Ortom was admitted into Idah Secondary Commercial College, Idah in Kogi State in He did two years in the school before his father's retirement in ended his dream of completing formal secondary school education for financial reasons.[4] He became a professional driver.[6]
He later obtained the General Certificate of Education as well as the Diploma in Salesmanship.
Dr samuel ortom biography of william hill Searching for Business Person Place. Philanthropy [ edit ]. Retrieved 3 February There were also allegations of corruption and mismanagement of state funds, though Ortom has repeatedly denied these accusations.He enrolled at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and obtained both the Interim Joint Matriculation Board Certificate, in and the Diploma in Journalism in He later attended the Benue State University where he obtained an Advanced Diploma in Personnel Management in as well as a Master of Public Administration in Ortom earned a Ph.D., from the Commonwealth University, Belize, through distance learning.[7]
Political life
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 All People's Party (APP); and State Secretary as well as State Deputy Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
He was also Director of Operations of the PDP gubernatorial campaign in Benue State in and Director of Administration and Logistics of the Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organization in He was the PDP National Auditor before his appointment as Minister of state, Federal Republic of Nigeria in July [8]
In April , he contested for Governor of Benue State and won, under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).[9][10][11]
In July , Ortom announced his departure from All Progressives Congress as a result of an internal party crisis.[12]
In the 9 March Benue gubernatorial election and 23 March Benue State supplementary governorship election, Ortom was reelected as Governor having polled , votes while the runner up Emmanuel Jime of the All Progressive Congress polled , votes.[13] Following the election, Jime challenged Ortom's victory and filed a petition on the grounds of substantial noncompliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, as amended.
On 21 January the Supreme Court affirmed the election of Samuel Ortom as the duly-elected governor of Benue State.[14]
Philanthropy
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 hernia and snakebites free of charge to the patients.[15][16] 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.[17]