Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has spoken out about the G-5 Governors endorsing Atiku Abubakar.
BREAKING: Amechi Officially Dumps APC, Returns To PDP
According to a rumor making the rounds online, the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and his colleagues in the G-5 have vowed to support Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate, in his bid to win the 2023 election.
Advertisements
Ex-Militant Leaders Endorse Atiku As Their Preferred Presidential Candidate
Reacting, Ortom said the online report is fake and should be disregarded.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Terver Akase, on Tuesday.
Advertisements
According to the statement, the report is false and mischievous as it is targeted at embarrassing the five governors who have chosen the path of justice, fairness, and equity.
BREAKING: UK Police Releases Detained Atiku’s Ally, Raymond Dokpesi
It further disclosed that Governor Ortom, at a meeting with the state caucus of the PDP yesterday, maintained that the national leadership of the party had failed to utilize its internal conflict resolution mechanism, which has led to the crisis rocking the party.
Advertisements
The report is not only false but also mischievous as it is targeted at embarrassing the five governors who have chosen the path of justice, fairness, and equity.
BREAKING: Amechi Officially Dumps APC, Returns To PDP
Manufacturers of the said report were apparently on a desperate mission to score a cheap political point. The report could not mention the place and date of the said meeting of G-5 Governors. The writers only sought to take advantage of the crisis within the PDP for their selfish purposes. Governor Ortom and other members of the G-5 have not endorsed the said presidential candidate.
Advertisements
“When the Governor met with the expanded state caucus of PDP yesterday, January 9, 2023, at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi, his message to them was crystal clear that the national leadership of PDP has failed to utilize its internal conflict resolution mechanism, which has led to the crisis rocking the party. The governor said during the meeting that if the crisis is not resolved before the elections, he would be left with no other option than to take a stand on the matter. He added, however, that he wouldn’t impose his decision on members of the party in the state.
BREAKING: Former Deputy Governor, Speaker, 3000 Others Dump APC, Defect To PDP In Northern Nigeria
“Governor Ortom did not address the press after the meeting. The online report is, therefore, fake and should be disregarded.”
Advertisements
