Ortom vows to do more as Benue PDP passes vote of confidence

Benue State governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom has called on PDP faithful to open their arms to receive defectors into the party fold and work to strengthen the party ahead of 2023.

He said PDP Benue was waxing stronger day by day given that people are defecting from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties to PDP.

The spoke on Tuesday after a vote of confidence was passed on him by the Benue PDP caucus, saying that he derived courage given to his administration by the people and party faithful, assuring that he would continue to do more for the State, particularly that a vote of confidence has been passed on him.

The expanded caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on Governor Samuel Ortom and reaffirmed support for him as leader of the party in the State.

The caucus also declared total confidence in the ability of the Governor to lead the party to victory in the 2023 general election.

State Chairman of the PDP, Sir John Ngbede at the meeting held at the Benue State Government House Banquet Hall in Makurdi moved a motion for the vote of confidence on the Governor and all other caucus members chorused in the affirmative.

Speaking further, Sir Ngbede noted, “the gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of PDP have an enormous task to ensure that the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law of the State is sustained as it is the only antidote against invasion and occupation of the land.”

Further more, Ortom charged gubernatorial aspirants of the PDP to continue to work together by promoting the interest of the party above personal interests, saying he was proud of them.

The Governor tasked all the aspirants on the need for regular meetings, stressing that he would allow the people to decide who would fly the party’s flag for the 2023 guber election.

At the meeting, the National Technical Officer of the PDP from Benue State, Mr. David Mzer also briefed the expanded caucus on the coming e-registration exercise of the party.

The meeting was attended by present and former federal and state lawmakers, former and present national and state officials of the party, elected and appointed political office holders, governorship aspirants, and stakeholders of the party from the state.