Ortom Snubs APC as Party Leaders Move to Stop Defection

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State day failed to honour the invitation by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a meeting to reconcile him with his erstwhile godfather, Senator George Akume.

Akume was, however, at the meeting presided over by the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Senator Lawal Shuaibu, who expressed hope that a solution would still be found to the crisis in spite of Ortom’s absence.

A close political associate of the governor told THISDAY in Abuja Tuesday that the governor was technically no longer a member of the APC and that many of his followers did not see the need for the meeting.

However, Shuaibu who has been drafted to explore means of arresting the situation in the state said the meeting went well.

THISDAY, July 18, 2018

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