Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused his counterparts from the Southern part of the country of causing the collapse of the zoning principle in the Peoples Democratic Party. Ortom also knocked the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, saying he had a personal grievance with him because he “turned a blind eye to the sufferings and the plight of the people who elected me.” He however hailed his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress (APC) for taking a decision to move the presidency to the South and standing by it.
I Have Personal Issues With PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku; He Abandoned Benue People To Herdsmen Killings – Governor OrtomOrtom hinted that even if the problem with the G5 is resolved, he had a personal problem with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar
He however hailed his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress for taking a decision to move the presidency to the South and standing by it. The Benue governor also insisted that the G5 is not in a dilemma over the choice of presidential candidate in the coming election, noting that if the national leadership of the party fails to bring the group back on board, the aggrieved state chief executives will align with presidential candidates they like at the coming election.
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