Agbese, who claimed Ortom confided in him at the weekend, pleaded with Chief Regina Akume, wife of the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Senator George Akume to accept her on behalf of her husband into the APC fold.

He spoke at the home of the Akumes’ in Makurdi shortly after an interaction with the state executives of APC about his intention to contest for the House of Representative seat in 2023 at the party’s secretariat.
“I’m a prodigal son who has just returned home. Ortom also whispered to me that he will return home (APC) but I should first go. Benue governor will be among nine governors to return to APC very soon,” he said.
Agbese promised to be loyal to the minister as he stressed that he had all it takes to provide good representation to his people if voted into power.

Meanwhile, Ortom’s spokesman, Nathaniel Ikyur, while reacting to the claim of his principal’s planned defection, averred that the governor will not rejoin APC.
“Whoever peddles such rumours must be a serial rabble-rouser who wants attention to himself. This is a fat lie. It is therefore laughable to suggest that Governor Samuel Ortom will dump the People’s Democratic Party at a time he is galvanising support among other patriotic leaders of the party to rescue Nigeria from the clueless leadership the APC led of General Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has plunged the country into.
“Let me be clear here, Governor Ortom is not contemplating on joining the APC at any time. Rather, the Governor is in the forefront, working with other leaders of the PDP to ensure that the party wins the presidency and many other states as well as retains power here in the state,” Ikyur added

Esama:
That failure of a governor should just maintain his nuisance in PDP.

triple996:
Autormatic idiot should remain where he is

Olunmercy56:
Then Ortom is a coward.