Ortom/Ayu saga: Benue PDP reacts, tells members, stakeholders what to do

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has reacted to the rift between Governor Samuel Ortom and the National chairman of the Party, Sen. Dr Iyorchia Ayu.

The Party in a statement issued through its State Publicity secretary. Bemgba Iortyom has advised members and stakeholders not to take sides but rather come together to put an end to the disagreement between the two leaders.

Below is an excerpt of the press release issued:

ORTOM/ AYU SAGA: WE URGE PEOPLE TO REFRAIN FROM STOKING DIVISIONS

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State calls on all well meaning people to refrain from stocking embers of discord and divisions over the ongoing rift between Governor of the state, His Excellency, Samuel Ortom, and National Chairman of our great party, His Excellency, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu.

We urge the people to evince before them the larger picture of the interests of Benue State as a unit of the Nigerian federation which has as its treasured national assets both Governor Ortom and Dr. Ayu.

In this light Benue PDP enjoins the people to see the rift between the two as a turn on the road to the progress of the state which must be negotiated successfully in the spirit of ‘No victory, No Vanquished’.

Both the Benue State Governor and the PDP National Chairman represent the very best that our dear Benue has on her side at the table of nation building and strategic placement now and post the 2023 elections, particularly should PDP win the presidency.

Our great party in Benue, therefore, urges its stakeholders and members to maintain firm focus on this fact as they appraise and approach the matter of the rift between those two great leaders of the party, bearing it in mind that an amicable resolution best serves the party’s interests and those of the state at large.

We also urge the generality of Benue people to strive towards the enthronement of an order of a ‘College of Leaders’ in the political spectrum under which the accruing gains far outstrip the one under which struggle for individual dominance could only guarantee endless schisms and crisis.

PDP remains committed to the unity, peace and progress of Benue State and Nigeria at large.

Long Live Benue State
Long Live Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Long Live Federal Republic of Nigeria

Bemgba Iortyom,
State Publicity Secretary,
PDP, Benue State.