A former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has vowed by no means to assist a northern candidate within the 2027 presidential election.
Ortom mentioned he was keen to present his backing to a southern candidate from his celebration, the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, or some other political celebration however received’t assist anybody from the North.
He mentioned the gentleman settlement of eight-year tenure for every of the areas shouldn’t be damaged.
The previous governor who spoke in an interview with journalists, additionally known as for assist for the Tinubu administration.
“Within the land of the blind, a person with one eye is the king. So we presently have a president, and I believe within the midst of the challenges we now have in our nation, he’s doing his greatest,” he mentioned.
“We are able to assist him, he listens to even widespread individuals like us. If I search appointment with him, he’s able to take heed to me. And I’ve mentioned sure issues, we now have a whole lot of reforms. All people right here is aware of that we’d like reforms to rebrand this nation, to make this nation work like the difficulty of gasoline subsidy, I’ve mentioned it, the difficulty of tax reforms. I’ve mentioned it and several other issues.
“And based mostly on the form of expertise he has, he has introduced issues to bear on this nation. Allow us to proceed to hope. If there may be one other one that sees that he has capability greater than the present president, let him come and we’ll consider the individual and test if he’s the appropriate individual to displace.
“This isn’t about celebration and all that. It’s within the unusual good.”
Ortom added, “The unwritten settlement that the North will do eight years, the south will do eight years, so at the moment, as I’m speaking to you, I consider in southern presidency.
“Let’s say my celebration desires to provide a president, allow them to produce somebody from the south. I did it in 2023, as a result of I mentioned that it’s higher for me to lose my senatorial election than to permit a northerner to be president.
“It was unsuitable, as a result of we should work collectively in unity, in variety and the widespread factor, we now have agreed north eight years South eight years.
“The South haven’t accomplished eight years. So possibly South produce the subsequent president in 2027 whether it is inside my celebration, effectively, if I’ve a reputable one that have the capability to ship and so as to add worth and make issues work for our nation,
we’ll assist the individual, but when not whoever, from some other celebration, not Simply APC, however from some other celebration, who produces a candidate within the south, we must always assist that candidate. Me, I’m not supporting any candidate from the North.”
