Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has dissociated himself from Nyesom Wike and others who want Iyorchia Ayu to be ousted as the PDP’s national chairman.
In a statement released by Nathaniel Ikyur, Samuel Ortom chief press secretary, Samuel Ortom made his view on the matter clear, stating that he has faith in Ayu’s capacity to take the party to victory in the general election of next year.
The governor made the comment in response to claims made by Jemgbagh Development Association, Abuja, that he was attempting to assassinate Ayu, a fellow citizen of Benue.
The governor of Rivers and Ortom’s buddy, Nyesom Wike, heads a faction of the PDP that the governor of Benue is a member of. Ortom’s stance contrasts with Wike’s.
Wike’s camp has been adamant in their demand for Ayu’s resignation as a condition for supporting Atiku in the presidential election ever since the fallout following the emergence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential nominee of the party ahead of Wike in May.
In his statement, Ayu claimed that he and other well-known Benue residents toiled nonstop to make sure that Ayu was chosen “as the national chairman of our great party even against all odds.”
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Therefore, he argued, “The governor could not turn around and work against him to be removed from office.”
“Governor Samuel Ortom vouched for the integrity and capability of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu to lead and rebuild the PDP to victory and rescue Nigeria from the misrule of the APC maladministration,” the statement continued. Due to this, Ayu was elected as the PDP’s national chairman at the party’s convention and was re-elected without opposition by the party’s northern caucus.
Where was the Jemgbagh Development Association when Governor Samuel Ortom rallied the party’s leaders to support Dr. Ayu’s appointment as national chairman? What did they contribute to the project that they are now trying to blackmail the governor with by taking a clannish stance?
“This emergency Jemgbagh Development Association, Abuja, which has never been heard of before, is now disguising itself as the voice of Jemgbagh to launch a campaign of slander against Governor Samuel Ortom, who has laboured tirelessly for the people of Benue State.
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