No fewer than 3,500 strong members and supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have denounced their membership and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, IDOMA VOICE is reporting.



The mass defection, which was celebrated at the weekend in Otukpa, the headquarters of Ogbadibo Local Government of the state, was not unconnected to the grievances expressed by the people of Benue, over what they described as "federal government's poor handling of the incessant attacks and killings of the people by herdsmen".


Saturday's defection was one of the confirmations of the rumours making rounds that there was a grand plan by the state governor, Samuel Ortom and ppeople of the state to dish the ruling party, to register their grievances to the federal government controlled APC.


Speaking on behalf of the defectors in Otukpa at the weekend, former House of Assembly aspirant under the APC, Hon. Ben Joseph Ebije, said the people had decided to support the PDP in the coming general elections, so as to save lives of innocent farmers, market women and children.


Ebije who is a strong political ally of former deputy Governor of Benue State, Chief Steven Lawani, also accused the APC of "jettisoning internal democracy with reckless impunity".


He said no serious minded person in Benue would drop ballot for the APC come 2019, urging others "who haven't seen the light to quickly queue behind the PDP as better alternative".


Receiving the decampees onbehalf of the state chairman, the PDP Chairman of Ogbadibo chapter, Hon. Vincent Amuche, said more people were already consulting to dump the broom party in Benue.


Amuche said great tsunami would hit the APC in the coming days as the pillar of the party at the state level was set to lead his flock into the umbrella party.


Though it was not established whether Chief Lawani, who crossed to the APC in 2016 after his tenure as deputy Governor would return to his former party soon, but those who spoke to our Correspondent said, the defection of Ebije, a strong associate of his, would cause earthquake in the political dynasty of Lawani.


Others were of the thought that, Ebije and his group may have been acting as an advanced party to the former Deputy Governor as both of them are from the same council ward and family and that it would be matter of days before the "August visitor" would be welcome.

SOURCE>>>http://www.idomavoice.com/2018/02/benue-killings-all-eyes-on-ortom-as.html

Point of correction, The dance that some people are talking about.

Where are the 3500 people that dump APC for PDP? Because I am seeing 10 to 15 people In the pictures.

It's long overdue. Anything to tear the satanic party apart is a welcome development

Unlike the herdsmen......political migration is allowed

That's what the deaths have meant to several of them all along.

The political gains.

yarimo:
Where are the 3500 people that dump APC for PDP? Because I am seeing 10 to 15 people In the pictures.

I know you actually pained seeing your satanic party falling before your very eyes.You wish it didn't happen

So it had to take personal experience and loss of lives for some of these people to know that APC was only out to grab power but never prepared for the accompanying responsibility?

I pray the youths on NL still backing these failures don't learn from personal experience.

I see no major difference btw APC n PDP

however APC is headed by a man whose nepotism had been ingrained in him since his started growing pubic hair

am happy Ortom has grown some balls, however he must start paying salaries and fulfil his promises to the benue people

Unveiled brains

Migratory birds dominating 3rd world political behavious even before Pharaoh met Joseph.

why the picture cone be like wedding introduction dem dey do?

Congrats Ortom & Benue peeps, your story must change - Amen!
Meanwhile asiwaju & rotimi still never get sense. By the time their fulani masters finish with them, they would surrender their lives to Jesus!

Just a matter of time. Otorm will soon join PDP. The handwriting is on the wall.

Good for demo

This has nothing to do with partisan politics. The government has failed us. Those security officers cannot help either.

Arms yourselves and defend yourself and your household. Do not wait for anyone whosoever nor place hope on any man

The reward of wike and Fayose visit...

So, by this time , people are still following polithiefcians, na wao for my country people...if una like , decamp from earth to heaven, land to sea or solid to liquid , na una sabi..as for me, naija politicians are goners for where I dey...yeye dey smell

EngrMcDon:
Point of correction, The dance that some people are talking about.

E be like say you don blind Ni!!!

the game has just began

[quote author=TrueSenator post=65354911]Unlike the herdsmen......political migration allowed more like political transfer window

; gud for dem

They've only decamped ahead of the governor. Ortom too is coming back home?

Then the rumour is true about Orton......

Better.

Hummm

All parties are the same with no distinct ideology in Nigeria

Anything APC should be an all avoidable plague to any reasonable & sensible Nigeria.

endless circle

APC is a demonic party

Why staying in a party that can't help you in time of need..I trust Goodluck he would have given them billions to help the displaced people as well as ordering immediate military intervention when the crisis started