Gov. Ortom pledges to support reunion with Tiv ancestry

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has pledged to support the initiative to promote the reunion of people who share a common ancestry with the Tiv people known as the Great Tivoid Reunion.

The movement involves the coming together of ethnic groups spread across Benue, Cross River, Nasarawa, Plateau and Taraba states in Nigeria and in Cameroon to celebrate their brotherhood and heritage.

Governor Ortom made the pledge at the second annual celebration of the Great Tivoid Reunion held at the Obudu Mountain Resort in Cross River State .

Represented by his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Mr Saawuan Tarnongu, who led the Benue State delegation to the event the governor said the conspicuous presence of the officials at the event was a demonstration of his commitment to the project even as he called on the organisers to sustain their efforts.