Politics
2023: Ortom Inaugurates Obi-Datti Campaign Team In Benue
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Ortom has inaugurated the Obi-Datti campaign team in Benue state.
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The governor reportedly inaugurated the team using his “most trusted aides and allies.”
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Former governorship aspirant, Professor Dennis Tyavyar, is chairman of the team.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has reportedly inaugurated a campaign team for the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in Benue.
According to an associate of the governor, who pleaded anonymity, while Ortom had not openly endorsed a particular candidate, he had called on his foot soldiers to embrace Obi.
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“Governor Ortom has already inaugurated an Obi team using his most trusted aides and allies,” Punch quoted the source as saying.
“Former governorship aspirant, Professor Dennis Tyavyar, is Chairman of the group. He was Commissioner for Education under Ortom before he stepped down to contest the governorship election.”
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