PDP Suspends Former Benue Governor Ortom And Others
The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Governor Samuel Ortom and three others for alleged anti-party activities. This decision was made during a meeting of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the PDP in Makurdi.
Alongside Ortom, the state Deputy Chairman of PDP, Mr. Isaac Mffor, and the state Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bemgba Iortyom, were also suspended. The party’s Vice Chairman of Zone A, Azua Ashongo, was additionally suspended for gross insubordination and indiscipline.
The suspensions were announced in a statement on Monday by the PDP’s Media Consultant, Cornelius Hwande. According to Hwande, Ortom’s suspension is linked to his endorsement of the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 election and his statements urging the Benue PDP to support the APC in the 2027 Presidential election.
Mffor and Iortyom were suspended due to their involvement in the alleged snatching of Congress materials intended for the ward congresses in Buruku and Ushongo local government areas last Saturday.
