By Peter Duru

MAKURDI—Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday extended an olive branch to the defeated governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Terhemen Tarzoor, shortly after having his election upheld by the Supreme Court weekend.

In a statement issued on his behalf in Makurdi the state capital, by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Tahav Agerzua, Governor Ortom commended Tarzoor for opting for the legal process rather than violence in the pursuit of his political convictions.

He stated that since the apex court had adjudicated and settled the political dispute, he was extending a hand of fellowship to Dr. Tarzoor and inviting him to contribute his ideas and those of his supporters towards the development of the state.