Dr. Samuel Ortom, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, appears to be on his way to becoming the next governor of Benue State if the results trickling in from polling centres across the state remain unchanged.
Ogbadibo is the country home of the current deputy governor of the state and a chieftain of the PDP, Chief Steve Obekpa Lawani (Ochagwu KÍdoma).
Announcing the result in Otukpa, the powerhouse of Ogbadibo, the official in charge disclosed that for the governorship election, APC polled 7892 while the PDP clinched 7357.Relatively, Hon. Joseph Ojobo of the PDP was declared the winner of the Saturday House of Assembly election and is returned elected after polling 7649 votes as against his opponent in the APC who scored 6522 votes.Also, feelers from some
strongholds of the PDP such as: Makurdi, Guma, Otukpo, Kwande,Ushongo, Gboko, Buruku, Konshisha, Oju and Tarka local government areas indicate that Ortom is leading confortably.
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