I Will Declare My Party Preference By Weekend ― Samuel Ortom

Samuel Ortom

Samuel Ortom, Benue State Governor has said that he would disclose to the public, the party of his choice before the end of this week as he called on PDP governorship aspirants in Benue not to lose sleep over his defection plan.

Ortom who was responding to the governorship aspirants in the state rejecting his return to the party noted that he was foundation member of the PDP in Benue and does not need to consult with any party governorship aspirant if he decides to return to the party.

Mr. Tahav Agerzua, the special adviser to the Governor on Media and ICT, while speaking on behalf of the Governor, had stated that he is yet to disclose to anyone that he is defecting.

According to the governor, I don’t need to seek their permission before joining the People Democratic Party(PDP), and l have not announced to anyone that i am going into PDP. The Special advicer said, the governor would address the issue when the time comes.

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“As for now, he is saying that the National leadership of APC, called him to a meeting on Thursday in Abuja and that he will make his final announcement after the meeting on Thursday.

“So, l don’t know where those people got their information from. But the issue of the party is an issue of interest. Maybe the aspirants feel that their interest is threatened, but surely l don’t think they have the controlling powers of the structure of PDP, Ortom said.

In the same vein, elders from Masev, Ihyarev and Nongov Development Association, known as MINDA, a geopolitical zone in the state came out from a meeting yesterday and called on Ortom to seek an alternative platform for his re-election bid.

The spokesman of the elders’ forum, Senator JKN Waku said that MINDA people had in the past, supported other blocks including Kwande, Jechira, Jemgbagh and Sankera to enjoy their turns as Governor of the state and would not allow those whom he said have catapulted themselves into demigods to cause confusion in their ranks.

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While noting that aside of governors Aper Aku and Moses Adasu whose tenure was cut short due to military intervention, ‘Senator George Akume and Gabriel Suswam did eight years as Governor and Ortom’s case would not be different.’

The group promised the governor of their unflinching support for his reelection project, the elders said APC-led administration had not been fair to Benue people, hence the need to move en mass to another political party as quickly as possible.

They vowed to resist the antics of divide and rule by any individual or group of persons, stressing that when a man marries and divorces several wives, his character should be questioned.

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