Ortom, who is contesting for Benue north-west senatorial seat, had earlier said he was ready to sacrifice his senatorial bid for the victory of the LP candidate.
By Ishaya Ibrahim
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has voted for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi at his polling unit in Tse-Ortom, Mzondu ward, Guma local government area of Benue State.
Ortom, a member of the G-5, which is the group of PDP governors at loggerheads with the national leadership of the party, earlier endorsed Obi.
Ortom, who is contesting for Benue north-west senatorial seat, had earlier said he was ready to sacrifice his senatorial bid for the victory of the LP candidate.
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After thumbprinting, he showed his ballot paper to confirm voting for Obi.
“For me, it’s not even that I’m contesting an election. Yes, the form was bought for me by the people of Benue State. I’ve gone round, they have accepted that they will vote me,” he had said.
“But if I’m to sacrifice my senatorial ambition for Peter Obi to win, so shall it be. I know that if [any group of] people are connected in this world, they are the Igbo. This is the opportunity you have to say that an Igbo man from the South-East is president.”