Benue PDP chairman, John Ngbede, urged members sowing seeds of discord among party leaders to desist forthwith.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has said he has no plan to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another political party.
Ortom made the clarification during the party’s stakeholders meeting on Monday in Makurdi.
The former governor said he remains a member of the party and would continue to work for its progress.
“I am not defecting to any political party. I am not going anywhere. I will remain in PDP,” Ortom said..
“I have helped in building the party and I am committed to working for its progress.”
He advised political leaders to expose rumour mongers in view of the damage caused by their activities.
Also speaking at the meeting, Senator Gabriel Suswam admonished PDP leaders to always strive to work together to make the party stronger
According to him, PDP is capable of winning all elections in Benue State.
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Suswam, also a former governor of the state, pledged that the party would not impose party officials on members, adding that the members would be allowed to choose their leaders.
He said that PDP made mistakes during the 2023 general elections and that the party had learnt a lot of lessons.
The former governor said the lessons learnt would propel the party to plan better and wrestle power from APC.
Benue PDP chairman, John Ngbede, urged members sowing seeds of discord among party leaders to desist forthwith.
Ngbede said that if they continue to sow the seeds of discord among leaders, they would be disappointed.
“We, the leaders of PDP, are very united and we will remain so no matter the circumstances.
“We will work very hard to reclaim our mandate in 2027. The Benue State Government House belongs to us,” Ngbede said.