The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has stated that if Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, had not been a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, he would have fought for his victory.
Governor Ortom made the announcement on Wednesday while hosting Obi at his private residence in Abuja.
Remember that the Benue governor and other prominent PDP members, together with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and three other governors, have been demanding for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.
They want Ayu to stand down so that a southerner can take his place.
Ortom’s statement has fueled speculation over whether some of his party’s disgruntled members will support presidential contender Atiku Abubakar in the upcoming election.
He said: “the front runners of this 2023 presidential election – the three of them, from PDP (my party), the APC and the Labour Party, let us look at these three people who has the capacity to deliver and make things work for our country.
“Let us be factual, let us be frank with ourselves because we are toying with our future. A country of over 200 million people deserve a better leadership that is proactive, that has foresight, that has vision to make things work for our country.
“I am in PDP, and I am working for PDP, and I tell you, If I were not in PDP, you would see me working for Peter Obi. But I am in PDP… lets see how things work out”.
Meanwhile, Obi said he called to sympathise with Ortom on the devastation caused by the floods in Benue State, which resulted in significant loss of life, property, and farmlands, as well as enormous displacement.
