The governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam yesterday refuted claims by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom, that he left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP because he was shoved aside, describing the former Minister as someone who is desperate for power.
The governor, who described Ortom’s claim as baseless, insisted that “Ortom defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, at his own volition because he is desperate for power.”
Suswam explained that “the PDP held transparent primaries here in Makurdi in public glare and Terhemen Tarzoor emerged winner without any form of interference whatsoever.
“In that contest, Ortom came a distant third and within hours he jumped ship and picked the governorship nomination forms of the opposition APC.”
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