APC, Buhari ‘Ve Kept Promise Of Relegating Nigeria, Says Ortom

By Oladosu Oluwagbenga 

Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress for keeping their promise of relegating the country in their manifesto to Nigerians.

Ortom stated, “As a people, Nigerians need to have a credible alternative to the current crop of leaders inside the ruling party,” in a statement issued under the governor’s chief press secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur.

Considering how poorly the APC has done in the previous seven years since ousting the Peoples Democratic Party from power, Ortom predicted that the party would lose the elections in 2023.

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“They (APC) have kept their promise to take Nigeria from top to bottom. They have taken our country beneath the bottom. It’s a big shame. For us in the PDP, the onus rests on us to mend the cracks in our party. No external influence will do that for us. By the grace of God, we will reach a successful end so that we can move on,” he added.

Speaking about potential problems and difficulties with the next elections, Ortom emphasized the need for the Independent National Electoral Commission to maintain its objectivity and professionalism.

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He persisted in providing instances from the just concluded elections in the states of Ekiti and Osun to support the procedures while urging the commission to uphold the norms of engagement in the general election of 2023.

“So long as INEC is as professional and neutral as it was in Osun and Ekiti states, I don’t see the APC winning the elections,” he said.

Ortom said his over 40 years of experience in grassroots politics and even at the state and national levels had shown that the APC cannot win the 2023 polls.