Benue PDP Suspends Former Governor Ortom, 3 Others

A former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and three others have been suspended by the Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The reason the Party gave was anti-party activities.

Chief Ortom’s sack was contained in a statement on Monday by the Media Consultant of the PDP, Cornelius Hwande following the meeting of the State Working Committee, SWC, of the PDP, in Makurdi.

Those suspended alongside Ortom are the state Deputy Chairman of PDP, Mr Isaac Mffor and state Publicity Secretary, Mr Bemgba Iortyom.

Hwande said Ortom was suspended for his choice of the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 election and his statement calling on Benue PDP to vote for APC in the 2027 Presidential election .

He said the party’s Vice Chairman of Zone A, Azua Ashongo was also suspended for gross insubordination and indiscipline.

Hwande said the suspension of Mffor and Iortyom was because of their involvement in the snatching of Congress materials meant for the conduct of last Saturday’s ward congresses in Buruku and Ushongo local government areas respectively.