Drama as two PDP governorship candidates receive Certificates of Return in Benue

The enactment situation rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deepened connected Wednesday arsenic 2 rival candidates for the 2027 Benue State governorship predetermination separately received Certificates of Return from antithetic factions of the party.

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, received his Certificate of Return astatine the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, aft emerging the governorship campaigner of the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Aondoakaa was accompanied by his moving mate, Dr Oyije Ochaekiti Ogbenjuwa, arsenic good arsenic salient PDP leaders and stakeholders from Benue State.

Speaking aft receiving the certificate, Aondoakaa thanked the enactment and members of the enactment for the assurance reposed successful him and pledged to warrant the mandate by uniting the PDP and starring it to triumph successful the 2027 governorship election.

However, successful a parallel development, the rival faction of the enactment led by erstwhile Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), besides presented a Certificate of Return to Dr Emmanuel Agbo, Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, aft declaring him the victor of its governorship primary.

While the Wike-backed faction held its certificate presumption astatine the ...