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Home 2023 Elections

BREAKING: Ortom Dumps Atiku, Says Buhari Successor Should Come From South

The Benue governor said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State was the right candidate to succeed Buhari but “enemies of progress” ensured he didn’t win the party’s presidential primary in May.

by NewsOnline Nigeria
November 19, 2022
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Governor Ortom has dumped Atiku and said Buhari’s successor should come from the South.

 

Newsonline reports that the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday, stated that it was right for the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari to come from the South in 2023.

 

According to Channels Television, Ortom spoke at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium during the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party state campaign in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State, where he also stated that he was the first governor from the North to back the southern presidency.

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He said this was in the interest of fairness and justice.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Governor Ortom, one of the aggrieved five governors of the PDP, seeking the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said, “Nigerians, for the sake of equity, fairness and justice, expect that after eight years of President Buhari, the next President should go to the south irrespective of political affiliation and that is the right thing to do. We are Nigerians and we must ensure that all of us work together.”

The Benue governor said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State was the right candidate to succeed Buhari but “enemies of progress” ensured he didn’t win the party’s presidential primary in May.

Addressing a large crowd of PDP supporters in Rivers, Ortom said, “Your son from Rivers State contested and it was said that he lost but someone of us believed that he was the right person to unite, bring us together and ensure justice, fairness, and equity for Nigerians.”

 

“I want Rivers State people to work with our governor, Governor Nyesom Wike, and at the end of the day, just like the G5, we will decide what we are going to do because Nigeria today is in turmoil and it is only when we do the best that can help us out of our challenges – security, economy, social life – and help us retain our image,” he stated.

 

The event was attended by Ortom and other members of the PDP G5 – Governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu).

 

It was gathered that both Ayu and Atiku were absent at the campaign inauguration in Rivers.

 

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