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Akume, Ortom’s rift deepens, gov plans defection
All may not be well in the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress as there are strong indications that Governor Samuel Ortom may likely dump the party anytime soon.
The PUNCH correspondent reliably gathered that the decision of the governor to quit might not be unconnected with the alleged plan to stop him from contesting the governorship race in the ruling APC.
It was gathered that the Presidency was not happy with the governor for confronting the Federal Government on the killings in the state and had reportedly decided to replace him in the forthcoming governorship election.
The plan, according to a source, is said to have been executed at the APC’s top level by a leader of the party in the state, Senator George Akume.
The PUNCH, July 8, 2018
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