PDP Will Retain Power In Benue, Says Ortom

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will retain power in the state in 2023.

Ortom who said this on Thursday at a political rally in Oju and Obi Local Government Areas of the state added that the party had done all that it needed to do to win the forthcoming general elections with clear margins.

“As we speak, all the 276 councillors in the state are members of PDP while 26 out of 30 members of the state assembly are also members of our party.

“We also have seven House of Representatives members out of 11 and all the three Senators from Benue are members of PDP.

"Also, the Deputy Governor and the Governor are members of PDP.

“This goes to show that Benue is purely a PDP state and this we will maintain,” Ortom said.

He advised the people to arm themselves with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), emphasising that the forthcoming elections were different from the past ones.

“The era of snatching ballot boxes is over. Now is the era of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS).

“With the introduction of BIVAS, you must be there at the polling unit to vote because the machine must capture you before you will vote.

"You should take this election very seriously,” the governor advised.

On his part, the party’s governorship candidate, Titus Uba, appreciated the people for their prayers while he was on medical vacation abroad.

He encouraged them to entrust him and his deputy, John Ngbede, with their mandate, promising that they would never be disappointed if they gave them their votes.

He promised to consolidate on Ortom’s outstanding legacies, stating that the governor had built a solid foundation for security and they would leverage on it.

“We are blessed with arable land in the state, as such, we will use agriculture to develop the state through modern agricultural techniques,” Uba said.