Over 1000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have decamped to the state’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The new members were received into the PDP by the state Governor, Samuel Ortom alongside other top members of the party.
The ceremony to welcome the defectors was held at Tse-Agberagba in the Konshisha Local Government Area of the state with older PDP members in attendance.
Among those who decamped were top politicians and their supporters. One notable new member of the PDP is a 2-time members of the House of Assembly, Hon Shimawua Azaigba and his followers.
While receiving the defectors, Governor Ortom expressed hope that the party would reclaim leadership of Nigerian at the 2023 elections.
He noted that the only solution to the current security and economic challenges in Nigeria is to restore power to the PDP.
He urged party members to unite and rebuild irrespective of their individual differences.
Governor Samuel Ortom expressed optimism that the PDP will not only retain Benue State in the general elections but win the 3 senatorial seats, the 11 House of Reps positions and all 32 seats of the House of Assembly.
Ortom also vowed to continue to protect the interest of Benue people as well as protect them from invasion by foreign elements who do not mean well for them.
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