Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom yesterday appeared to withdraw his support for the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.

He accused the PDP candidate of dishonoring him as Governor and working against the interest of Benue residents.

His comments came after a group of elder statesmen in Benue, Minda Leaders of Thoughts, also withdrew their support for Atiku over alleged hate speech and profiling of Benue people.

Ortom appeared to have been incensed over Atiku’s comments on the recent killings by suspected herdsmen in Benue state.

He accused Atiku of working with Miyetti Allah, a herdsmen group with a militant arm.

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday appeared to withdraw his support for the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

“It was not correct for a presidential candidate who is seeking to rule the people to say that kind of thing,” Mr Ortom said on Tuesday at the Chapel of Grace, Government House, Makurdi.

“It was very wrong. And it would appear that he doesn’t even reference me and consider me to be a Governor of my state.”

Mr Ortom also said Mr Atiku had sidelined him in selecting his presidential campaign team.

“I am not in his campaign team,” Ortom said. “The people they appointed there, no consent from me. So I’ll remain on my own. But I’m waiting; when the election comes, we shall vote the election according to the election.”

‘Ortom Is wrong’

Reacting to Ortom’s comment on Channels Television’s Politics Today, a member of the PDP presidential campaign team, Dele Momodu, faulted the Benue Governor.

“To label him an agent of Miyetti-Allah, that’s wrong,” Momodu said. “He can say anything about Atiku Abubakar, but to call him an agent of Miyetti Allah, I disagree vehemently with that.

“If you don’t want to support a man . . . it’s very easy to give a dog a bad name, in order to hang it. But it is wrong to disparage a man who has served his country meritoriously, who has done everything he could for every part of his country . . . but because you are playing politics, because you disagree with him, then you use such weighty words against him, well there’s always another time.

“I am telling you that even Governor Wike, who is supposed to be the angriest among them, because he participated in our primaries, he has not used such words against Atiku Abubakar.”

Wike camp
Mr Ortom is one of several PDP Governors who have decided not to actively support Atiku’s 2023 presidency bid.

Others include Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.

Apparently led by Mr Wike, the group of Governors have called for the replacement of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, with a Southerner.

They claim Ayu, a northerner, promised to resign if the PDP ticket goes to a northerner.

However, Mr Ayu has indicated he will not step down, at least until after the elections in February.

slickbak:
Atiku is out of this race but he donno

NaijaRoyalty:
Everything working well for Peter Obi

Urheadmaster:


Tinubu is in the same shoes with Atiku

slickbak:
Atiku is out of this race but he donno

mcmurphy132:
That's the deal wike ortom sign with buhari and Tinubu

LeoDeKing:

On social media

LeoDeKing:

On social media

slickbak:
Atiku is out of this race but he donno

asanausana91:
Ortom is betraying his brother AYU because of the dollars foolish Wike is sharing. Ortom and wike will not stay to hand over to the next governor if Atiku win.
With what this fools are doing, the love for Atiku in the north is skyrocketing.

asanausana91:
Ortom is betraying his brother AYU because of the dollars foolish Wike is sharing. Ortom and wike will not stay to hand over to the next governor if Atiku win.
With what this fools are doing, the love for Atiku in the north is skyrocketing.

Okoroawusa post=11u7876872:
It's getting clearer by the day that Tinubu is winning the February election

Asgard73:
One sure thing is that Tinubu can never ever be President of Nigeria
Not even in dead or next world


Another certainty is

OBi will not be President 2023 ... maybe tomorrow with another party..

But not Labour pArty.

Atiku Okowa Na sure bet ... reach anywhere ..

No be by media noise

And the worst of it all.. is that he will be clearing the south south region .. except for Rivers ..Pdp will still clear over 30% with all Wike noise

As for southeast

Anambra Enugu Abia is going Pdp feseral ..

For those who believe say 1 million likes validates their post..

I only laugh them in Zulu..

Somemonkers will disappear with their noise permanently..

For even fish sef Dey reason ..


Power to the people
North 2023


E sure pass anything ..