Following the result of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Benue State, some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been defecting in droves to the All Progressives Congress (APC), The Punch has learnt.
All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), defeated the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the state while the state Governor, Gabriel Suswan, lost to Senator Barnabas Gemade in the governor’s bid to clinch a Senate seat.
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Samuel Ortom, said he had so far received over 8,000 (eight thousand) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters, notable among them are Maj. Gen. Lawrence Onoja(retd.), a former governorship aspirant, Matthias Oyigeiya, and former House of Reps candidate. John Tion.
Samuel Ortom, in a telephone interview with our correspondent, maintained that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should expect another shocker as several other members of the state ruling Party would join the All Progressive Congress (APC) before the April 11th polls.
According to him, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) misrule had made change easier as the people of the state were tired of not being paid their wages.
Meanwhile, an ex-minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Mike Aondoakaa (SAN), and Prof Tony Ijohor (SAN), who is also Suswan’s lawyer, has resigned their membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
With Gemade’s victory, the All Progressive Congress (APC) now has two Senators in the state – George Akume – while Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has only one, David Mark.
The House of Representatives now stands at six seats for All Progressive Congress (APC) against five for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Source: #SaharaReporters
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