Another political ‘tsunami’ has hit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue South yesterday as its top leaders defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Leading the league of defectors in Otukpo, the ancestral home of the Idoma community is former military governor of Kaduna and Katsina States, Gen. Lawrence Onoja, rtd.
Others who folded their umbrellas, included Dr Mathias Oyigeya, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in Benue State, Chief Agbo Oga, former Chief of Staff to Senate President-David Mark, Chief Mike Iduma, Major Lawrence Ugbo, rtd, former PDP state chairmen, and Barrister Peter Ochijele, a former member of the Benue State Executive Council.
Others are Chief John Ochoga, former Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Mr Mike Inalegwu and Mrs Theresa Ikwue, former Agatu and Okpokwu chairmen respectively, as well as Chief Inalegwu Ode, former Chief Press Secretary to the governor.
The event took place at the playground of Jesus College, Otukpo.
Speaking at the event, General Onoja who supported President Jonathan’s second term bid explained that the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari was his senior at a military institution in the United Kingdom and that having also served as a Military Administrator of Katsina State, military tradition requires that he joins the new President.
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