2027: Ortom denies plot to replace Aondoakaa as Benue PDP candidate

Former Benue State politician and person of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, successful the state, Chief Samuel Ortom has rejected reports claiming that helium and different elder members of the enactment are considering replacing the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, with the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr Pius Akutah.

Ortom described the reports circulating connected societal media arsenic mendacious and misleading, saying they misrepresented the intent of a caller gathering involving immoderate salient Benue stakeholders.

In a connection released by his media assistant, Zege Terhide, the erstwhile politician said the study was a “mischievous” distortion of the discussions held during the meeting.

He explained that the gathering brought unneurotic himself, Senate Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro, Aondoakaa and different notable Benue indigenes, including Chief Simon Shango, Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, Dr Pius Akutah, Emmanuel Ameh and Dr Matthias Byuan.

According to Ortom, the gathering was portion of broader consultations involving influential stakeholders, aimed astatine creating a strategical concern that would service the interests of Benue State.

He firmly denied that the contented of changing the PDP governorship campaigner featured successful the discussions.

“At nary clip during the mee...