Former Benue State governor Samuel Ortom says he lends his vehicle to Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi during Obi’s visit to Benue as a courtesy. Ortom explains that he made the vehicle available during the visit and rejects characterisations that his action was unusual or politically motivated.
Ortom, speaking through his media team, frames the decision as a statesmanlike gesture and argues that refusing to assist Obi would have been “petty” and unbecoming of a former governor. The reports present Ortom as responding to public accusations or criticisms that accompanied the vehicle-sharing.
While both outlets describe the same core account—that Ortom provided his vehicle to Obi during the Benue trip—they differ mainly in wording and emphasis. The Punch highlights Ortom’s description of the act as statesmanlike amid accusations, while Daily Post Nigeria focuses on his argument that refusing would have been inappropriate for a former governor. Neither outlet indicates that Ortom details any additional arrangements beyond his stated rationale for the courtesy.
