Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has explained that he lent his vehicle to Peter Obi during Obi's recent visit to Benue because doing otherwise would have been "petty" and unbecoming of a former governor. Ortom, through his media aide Terver Akase, said he extended a courtesy to Obi, who visited Benue to meet victims and families affected by the June 2025 massacre in Yelewata. The clarification came after the Benue State Government accused Ortom of facilitating Obi's visit and questioned why he would provide transportation for a presidential candidate while publicly backing President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 election. The controversy followed Obi's visit to Makurdi last Tuesday, when his planned movement to Yelewata was disrupted after youths reportedly blocked his convoy around Gyado Villa.
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