•Says Obi Has Qualities Of A True President
Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed his willingness to back the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the forthcoming elections.
This comes barely 48 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo released a six-page letter endorsing the former Anambra State governor.
It also came on the same day a major Ijaw Leader, Edwin Clark announced his backing.
Ortom is one of the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as the G5 or Integrity Group.
Others in the group include Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia).
The governors have refrained from campaigning for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar amid opposition to the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu coming from the same region as the standard bearer.
Reacting to the endorsement of Peter Obi by the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Benue State Governor,Ortom in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Terver Akase on Tuesday, said had it been he was not a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, he(Ortom) would’ve loved to lead the campaign of Obi across the country.
Akase noted that the governor is convinced that Obi “possesses the qualities of a leader who will be a true President of this country by guaranteeing justice, equity and fairness for all Nigerians.”
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He said: “Governor Ortom strongly recommends Peter Obi to Nigerians as the man who has the capacity to effectively tackle the economic, security and other challenges facing the country.”
“The Governor stresses that for some years, the country has been tottering on the verge of collapse, owing to leadership failure and its attendant consequences of poverty, heightened insecurity with banditry, kidnappings and other acts of terrorism threatening the very foundations of the nation.
“He says the President that Nigeria needs at this challenging time in the country’s history is one who understands the urgent need to unite the people and speedily initiate policies and actions to redirect the ship of the nation on the path of growth and development, and emphasizes that Peter Obi has all such qualities.”
Governor Ortom lauded Chief Obasanjo for once again demonstrating objectivity, truth and patriotism as a statesman whose views on national issues must be taken seriously.