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2023: Gov Ortom, PDP Shop For Party’s Guber Candidate

By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi


As consultations ahead of 2023 governorship hot up in Benue State over who flys the PDP’s flag, Governor Samuel Ortom and the State Working Committee of the People’s Democratic party met with the twenty one Guber Aspirants with the intention to arrive at a consensus candidate.


The Governor who briefed Journalists shortly after the meeting which held at the Government House Makurdi, explained that they had agreed to work together towards achieving a common purpose.


Ortom noted that they would consolidate on the gains which the party has made to achieve successes in the 2023 general elections.


The Governor maintained that the interaction he made with the aspirants indicated that all of them are qualified to serve the state in the capacity of governor, stressing however that only one person would be nominated standard bearer of the party.


He noted that the stakeholders of the PDP would work towards a consensus candidate, stating that where the arrangement fails a transparent, free and fair primaries would be conducted to nominate a candidate. 


Ortom assured that himself and the State working committee of the party would remain neutral throughout the process leading to nomination of a guber candidate. Ends

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