Benue state governor and leader of the state’s Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Samuel Ortom, led party bigwigs to kick off statewide party campaign rallies on Thursday.
State Lieutenant Governor Eng Benson Abounu, Senator representing Benue North East Senatorial District, Gabriel Suswam, PDP gubernatorial candidate Eng Titus Uba and his running mate Sir John Ngbede joined the campaign.
Governor Ortom in his speech at the separate rallies in Ugba, Sankera and Katsina-Ala told party supporters that PDP gubernatorial candidate Eng. Uba is well prepared to replace him and take the state to greater heights.
He noted that Uba, as two-term Benue State House Assembly Speaker, has led the legislative arm without crisis, insisting it was a clear demonstration that he is someone with a big heart and has the competence. to run the state.
He invited the people to vote en masse for the PPD candidates in the State, emphasizing that they must pick up their Permanent Elector Credential at the INEC to vote at the polls.
He thanked the people for coming out in droves to welcome the election campaign, urging them to stay away from those who collaborate with the enemies of the state to deceive the people of Benue.
The Governor had previously met separately with traditional and religious leaders from the three local government areas where he commended them for their cooperation with his administration, particularly in efforts to contain security challenges in the area.
He vowed to lift the ban on motorcycle use in the area once traditional and political leaders assure him of the safety of life and property in his domain.
PPD Gubernatorial candidate Eng. Uba, in his speech, said that the statewide campaign tour, which began in Sankera, was significant as it was his maternal birthplace.
Uba revealed that one of his priorities in the Sankera axis, if elected, will be in the area of security and agriculture, stressing that he will build on the foundation laid by the Ortom administration.
He noted that Governor Ortom and Senator Suswam have facilitated campaigns for the party in the Zone A senatorial district because of the amount of infrastructure development in the senatorial district, stating that people have good reasons to vote for PDP candidates. .
Senator representing Benue North East Senatorial District, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, stated that Eng. Uba, as State Assembly Speaker, was familiar with governance and would not start learning on the job to lead the State of Benue. effective way.
Senator Suswam urged the people of Sankera to continue supporting the PDP as they always have, urging them not to be fooled by those who do not mean well for the State.
He praised the sincere commitment of Governor Ortom in the fight against insecurity, especially in the Sankera axis.
Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo federal constituency member of the House of Representatives Dr. Richard Gbande, the presidents of the Logo, Ukum and Katsina-Ala councils also spoke at campaign rallies and pledged the provision of the people in the area to vote for the PPD.
PDP Acting State Chairman Hon. Isaac Mffo, who welcomed the decampees at the party, called on people to vote overwhelmingly for the party, while PDP State Campaign Management Committee Director Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa , revealed that the party has fielded credible candidates.
In separate goodwill messages at the rallies, Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, Elder Dickson Azaugba, Dr. Kester Kyenge, Chief Jem Toraanyin, the Hon. David Se-Av, among others, assured that the people of Sankera will offer overwhelming support to the PDP to win the election, stating that Ingr Uba was their choice for governor.
Governor Ortom and Senator Suswam, along with other political leaders in the Sankera axis, separately presented the gubernatorial candidate to the traditional area councils of Logo, Ukum and Katsina-Ala, who gave royal blessings to Eng. Uba, to emerge victorious in his aspiration to become the next Governor of the State.
Benue: Gigantic crowd as Ortom, Suswam, Abounu and Uba kick off PDP state campaign
