Governor of Benue State, Samuel
Ortom who Wednesday officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP has
given reasons for his decision.
Ortom who was earlier pacified to
stay back at the ruling party, speaking during a meeting with local government
chairmen and Councillors at the new banquet hall of Government House, Makurdi
in which he formally announced his return to the opposition Peoples Democratic
Party, added that 10 out of the 17 state lawmakers elected on the platform of
the All Progressive Congress were ready to follow him to PDP.
On why he defected, he said: “The
state chapter has continued to launch an attack on me despite APC leadership
intervention.
“This morning, I had wanted to go
to Abuja to attend the meeting but some youths in the state refused, they asked
me to go back.
“But let me formally inform this
gathering that I have forwarded my resignation letter from the APC to the
chairman of my council ward and he has promised to join me in the new party.
“As I talk to you, ten (10) out
of seventeen (17) state lawmakers of the All Progressive Congress, APC are
ready to follow me to the new party.
“May I formally announce to you
that I have formally moved to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,” governor
Ortom declared.
Earlier, the 13 council chairmen
and leaders of the legislative council in attendance promised to follow the
governor to the new party to ensure his re-election aspiration.
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