Dr samuel ortom biography for kids

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    • Samuel Ortom

    Nigerian politician

    Samuel Ioraer Ortom (listenⓘ; born 23 April 1961) 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 2015, though later defecting to the People's Democratic Party.[1] He was re-elected as governor on 29 May 2019.[2][3] Ortom's tenure ended on 29 May 2023, succeeded by a Catholic priest of the opposition party, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia.

    Background and education

    Ortom was born 23 April 1961 in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.[4][5] He attended St. John's Primary School, Gboko in 1970 but moved to St. Catherine's Primary School, Makurdi in 1974, completing his primary education in 1976. Chief Dr. Samuel Ioraer Ortom was admitted into Idah Secondary C