Hinting at cracks within the ranks of Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, expressed his dissatisfaction with the leadership of the party for the treatment meted out to Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, who was snubbed as running mate to presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar despite coming second in the party’s presidential primaries.
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Wike was overlooked in favour of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, despite winning a vote by 14-3.
Despite being prodded more than once, Ortom refused to declare support for Atiku but rather advised that the candidate reach out to Wike for talks.
In an interview that covered several topics, Ortom again accused Nigeria’s federal government of complicity in the country’s insecurity.
He also accused the FG of blocking his access to loans to help pay salaries of civil servants in his state
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