A former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has refuted claims that he plans to exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to another political party.
He made the clarification during the party’s stakeholders meeting on Monday in Makurdi.
The former governor was one of the five governors who worked against the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 presidential election over the retention of a former Senate President, Iyorchia Ayu, as national chairman in the months leading to the February 25, 2023 election.
Other members of the G5 group are the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike, who was governor of Rivers State at the time, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, the former Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu and his Enugu State counterpart, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Addressing the rumours, Ortom said; “I am not defecting to any political party. I am not going anywhere. I will remain in PDP.
