PDP Allegedly Rejects Governor Ortom

Samuel Ortom

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom is on the verge of crashing out of his political career, as his bid to return to his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hit the brick walls.

Governor Ortom had on Monday took the exit door from the All Progressives Congress, APC, accusing the APC of issuing him red card.

It could be recalled that Ortom left the PDP in 2014 after losing the party’s governorship ticket to Terhemen Tarzor and was automatically given the APC ticket without any primary.

According to media reports, Ortom had during a meeting with Chairmen of the PDP in Benue and Nasarawa States declared his intention to return to the former ruling party, which he dumped in 2014.

Although, during the meeting, the PDP leader in Benue told the governor that they already have qualified aspirants who are loyal to the party.

“He knows PDP won’t give him ticket,” a source who was privy to the meeting told our reporter, adding that, “he only tried his luck but he was rejected.”

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