Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has explained that the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its presidential ticket to the North led him to work against the party in the 2023 election.
News360 Info reports that Ortom disclosed this on Thursday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme.
Ortom stated that he believed in equity, fairness and justice, stressing that the PDP should have allowed the presidency to go to the south.
The former Governor said he does not want to be a hypocrite and worked against the opposition party at the risk of his senatorial ambition.
He said, “And when members of the PDP overwhelmingly accepted that the presidency should be in the north, we say no, it was wrong, because everyone knows here for equity, fairness and justice, we should allow presidency in the North for eight years, and the south should go for eight years.
“I’ve already made my position known. I don’t want to be a hypocrite. I don’t want to pretend. And I made it very clear that was why I worked against the PDP in 2023 election. And I did say that even if I lose my senatorial election, after some eight years as Governor, it doesn’t matter. But let it be known that there are people who believe in justice, equity and fairness.”
