Politics

We’ve No Faction In PDP – Ortom

Published

2 months ago

Oct 19, 2024.

The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has said that there are no factions in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, contrary to insinuations in some quarters.

Ortom stated this when he hosted members of the newly elected Benue State Working Committee, SWC, of the party in his Makurdi residence.

The former governor said that the Damagum-led NWC had done its best amid a crisis in the party.

He maintained that the Umar Damagum-led National Working Committee of the party is the recognised leadership of the party and anything to the contrary is not of the party, stressing that rather than castigate the leadership, they should be supported and prayed for.

“There is no faction in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and we remain committed to equity, fairness, and justice. I have not drifted from that, and we are committed and loyal to the party.

“We do not want to be a dissident group, and we do not belong to a dissident group. And so we support the Damagun-led National Working Committee, NWC, of our party. They have done their best; they are not perfect, and no one is perfect.

“They have done their best in the mist of the challenges we have in the PDP. They should be commended rather than anybody castigating them.

“If there are issues, there are various organs of the leadership of the party to address such. The Board of Trustees, BOT, is there, the Governors’ Forum is there, the National Executive Committee, NEC, is there, and the National Working Committee, NWC, itself is there, including other stakeholders. If there are issues, they should be discussed at this level.

“They have done well, and they have done their best. If there are issues, we have the constitution of our party to look at it,” he said.

Click here to watch our video of the week: