Governor, Samuel Ortom.
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has no plans to
leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and return to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Terver Akase, made
the position of his principal known in a statement on Thursday.
Akase issued the statement in reaction to claims that the
governor planned to return to the APC which he left in 2018.
“We have read some mischievous statements by members of the
opposition in Benue State insinuating that Governor Samuel Ortom
plans to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Those involved in the impish allegation are clearly doing so to
soothe their stuck-up apprehensions. Why will Governor Ortom return
to APC? To do what?” the governor’s aide questioned.
He added, “It is true that the governor was contacted by some
notable persons to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
but he declined the invitation.”
Akase noted that following his exit from the APC, Governor Ortom
became the leader of PDP in the north-central region of the
country.
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According to him, he is enjoying a robust relationship with
other leaders of the party in Benue and the entire region.
Governor Ortom’s aide stressed that it was ridiculous for anyone
to insinuate that the governor has the intention to leave the
PDP.
“We advise young men who have been peddling the hang-about
rumour to take advantage of the numerous entrepreneurial
opportunities the Ortom administration has created through its
collaboration with the Bank of Industry, Bank of Agriculture, and
other financial institutions to engage in rewarding ventures and
shun falsehood,” he said.
This comes against the backdrop of the defection of Ebonyi State
Governor, David Umahi, from the PDP to the APC.
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, stated that his Ebonyi State
counterpart was one of the governors he said the APC was expecting
to welcome into its fold.
He insisted that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and eight
other PDP governors would also move to the APC.