Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says he would have worked
for the victory of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), if
he were not a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ortom spoke on Wednesday when he received Obi, who was in
the state to commiserate with residents over flooding.
The Benue governor said the 2023 presidential election will
be a three-horse race between Obi, Atiku Abubakar of PDP, and Bola Tinubu of
the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ortom said Nigerians need to assess the three presidential
candidates and elect the person “who has the capacity to deliver and make
things work for our country Nigeria”.
“Let us be factual.
Let us be frank with ourselves because we are toying with our future. A country
of over 200 million people deserves a better leadership that is proactive, has
foresight and vision to make things work for our country,” he said.
“I look forward that these three candidates of the various
political parties will meet and say ‘look, let this man go’.
“I am in PDP and I am working for PDP. But I tell you, if I
was not in PDP, you will see me working for Peter Obi. But I am in PDP. Let’s
see how things work out.”
Ortom’s remarks come hours after Nyesom Wike, governor of
Rivers and PDP member, endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Lagos counterpart who
is a member of the APC, for a second term in office.
Ortom and Wike are allies and they have been demanding the
resignation of Iyorchia Ayu as national chairman of the PDP.
The crisis in the PDP has festered, while Ayu has maintained
that he will complete his tenure.
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