Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has stated that for the state to work for the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, it will depend on how the national leadership of the party resolves the lingering crisis bedeviling the party.
Speaking on Tuesday at the party secretariat, Makurdi, during the inauguration of the party campaign council and management team, Ortom said if the crisis is not resolved, he cannot guarantee what will happen at the end of the day.
Ortom sated that that he and his counterparts were still waiting to see how the national leadership handles the internal crisis bedeviling the party at national level.
Ortom who reiterated his earlier call that the national leadership should deploy it’s internal mechanism to resolve the lingering crisis, said their demand was anchored on justice and fair play in the party and stressed that the five of them were on the same page.
He clarified that the PDP in Benue do not hold any grudge against the party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, adding “I have been saying this that it is only PDP that can provide good governance in the country.
“Yes, there are issues and problems arising from the presidential primary but the national leadership of the party should deploy it’s Internal mechanism to resolve the crisis because there is no way they can sweep the issues under the carpet.
“I want to assure you that if the national leadership of PDP open up and resolve the issues, we shall work together from bottom to the top.
“But if the issues we are raising are not resolved. I can not say what will happen.
“We do not have issues with the presidential candidate of PDP but let the national leadership listen to the voice of reasoning. You can not dismiss what we are saying because I stand by what my colleagues stand for.
The governor said that the party in the state will officially launch it’s campaign next Monday and added that his counterpart in Rivers, Nyelsome Wike will be in attendance.
He said that Wike had supported the campaign team of PDP in the state with 25 vehicles which will be distributed to all the 23 local government areas of the state.
He said the PDP in Benue is poised for victory and urged all members to get ready.
