A house of representatives aspirant, John Akperashi, has advised the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, to leave the All Progressives Congress
He said that the governor should defect from the party if he wants to win re-election
Akperashi claims that Ortom is no longer comfortable in the ruling party
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has been advised by a former chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, John Akperashi to defect to another party to actualise his second term aspiration.
Akperashi, the house of representative aspirant, made the advise on Wednesday, June 13 when he spoke with journalists in Makurdi, saying that the governor would lose woefully if he contests under the umbrella of APC.
Akperashi said: “To an average Benue person, the APC is seen as Miyetti Allah party that has preference for cows over human beings.
“I know very well that Gov Ortom is not comfortable in the APC. If he is pretending then that is his own problem. It is either he is just playing along or playing to the gallery. He is just buying time to take his decision and at the appropriate time, he will just leave.
”But he has the resources so he can do whatever he likes at any time but some of us are still growing. If what is obtainable in the APC I do not see him winning elections.
“Yes, he has done his best and I give him kudos for that. I have said it often that put Suswam and Ortom, he has done well more than the former in terms of protecting the lives of his people and fighting herdsmen because of the law he collaborated with Benue people to sign.”
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state had been endorsed by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the sole candidate of the party in the coming 2019 general elections.
Ortom’s endorsement was made on Saturday, May 19, by delegates of the APC at the Benue state congress.
