By Sunday Ogli, Makurdi
SPECIAL Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Mr. Terver Akase, has urged the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state to stop peddling falsehood about his principal and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu and face its mountain of internal wranglings which have led to its failure to field a governorship candidate for the 2023 elections in the state.
Akase who spoke in a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Tuesday, the APC ought to be worried more about the fact that their party is in disarray in the state as can be seen in the mass defection of their members into PDP, including serving members of the State House of Assembly.
Governor Samuel Ortom has no problem with the PDP National Chairman, Senator Ayu. The party is already working to resolve the issues of concern within its fold and won’t be needing the input of APC.
“Their attempt to portray Governor Ortom as one who fights other illustrious Benue sons is such a lame-duck and nauseating reasoning.
“The Governor as an effective team player has supported and is still supporting many Benue people to grow and occupy high positions in the society.
“He believes in human capital development and redefining Benue State’s place in the national politics of our country.
Akase said the Governor Ortom is not responsible for the collapse of APC in Benue State, stressing, “He was not the one who advised the leader of APC in the state, Senator George Akume to take the party as his personal property.
“The Governor also did not advise Senator Akume to refuse to conduct primary elections thereby throwing the party into unending crisis. Governor Ortom also did not advise Senator Akume to impose a governorship candidate and running mate on the APC.
“Under the leadership of Governor Ortom, PDP conducted transparent and credible primaries. With 35 Governorship and many other aspirants for National and State Assemblies seats, the Governor effectively coordinated the party and it has remained strong and united, without any form of litigation.
“As we earlier stated, the opposition party in the state is out to divert attention from the myriad of problems facing it with numerous court cases trailing their controversial nomination process.
“APC which is engulfed in a series of crises in Benue State ranging from its fraudulent nomination of a governorship candidate to the impasse of a running mate, lacks the moral high ground to comment on the affairs of PDP.
“Launching media attacks on Governor Ortom has become an obsession of sorts for the APC.
He urged members of the public to regard the utterances of the group as empty rantings only aimed at securing their next meal ticket.
