ANALYSIS: How Ortom, Jime will fare in Benue governorship election
All eyes will be on Benue State, ahead of the governorship election that will determine who pilots the affairs of the state for the next four year.
In 2015, Mr Jime was the candidate of the APC until he stepped down for Mr Ortom to participate in the general election against the PDP which he eventually won.Some factors will determine decision making by the 2,480,131 registered voters in the state. However, where the incumbency factor may likely count against Mr Ortom is in the aspect of unpaid salaries.Civil servants in the state are being owed as much as five months salaries. This alone will be a major setback for the governor.
There were a series of attacks from suspected herdsmen in some parts of the state that claimed scores of lives. Most Benue people easily relate the ruling APC to President Muhammadu Buhari, whom they think did not handle the crises properly.
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