Samuel Ortom

Samuel Ioraer Ortom
18th Governor of Benue State
In office
29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
Preceded byGabriel Suswam
Succeeded byRev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia
Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Nigeria
In office
11 July 2011 – 25 October 2014
Supervising Minister, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria
In office
14 February 2014 – 15 August 2014
Preceded byPrincess Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi
Succeeded byOsita Chidoka
Personal details
Born (1961-04-23) 23 April 1961 (age 63)
Guma LGA, Benue State, Nigeria
Political partyPDP

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.

  1. ^ "Nigerians regret voting for Buhari, APC, says Ortom". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ "It's Official: PDP's Samuel Ortom wins re-election as Benue governor |". 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Samuel Ortom Archives - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 26 February 2022.