In Benue state, candidates of 36 political parties on Wednesday, stepped down and declared support for the re-election of Governor Samuel Ortom in next Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections.
The political parties under the auspices of Forum of Registered Political Parties Benue State Chapter spoke through the forum’s chairman, Mr Godwin Odeh during a courtesy call on the Governor at the Benue Government House in Makurdi.
Mr Odeh stated that they took the decision after carefully assessing the goodwill and efforts of the Governor in the defence of the Benue Valley.
Mr Odeh promised that they resolved to channel their networks through their structures to mobilise their members to vote for the Governor next Saturday.
He stated that through their expanded networks, they had fought tirelessly to ensure that Benue land was not surrendered to both external and internal oppressors, pointing out that they remained committed to the struggle for a better and free Benue.
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Among them were nine governorship candidates of various political parties as well as many candidates for the National Assembly who lost in the recent election.
Those who spoke during the occasion stated that the margin of Governor Ortom’s victory in next Saturday’s polls would be in ratio of ninety to ten.
Responding, Governor Samuel Ortom who was visibly overjoyed expressed appreciation to the various 36 political parties and their candidates for their support, saying that together, they would work to ensure victory for him and the PDP on March 9, 2019.
The Governor charged the electorates not to be intimidated by threats from the opposition that they would deploy federal might to win the elections.
He said as far as he and the state was concerned, Benue people were the might.
