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APC summons Akume, Ortom to Abuja
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the deputy national chairman north sen. lawal shuaibu has summoned governor samuel ortom and senator george akume the two main actors in the tussle for leadership of the benue chapter of the all progressives congress apc for a meeting in abuja1 both ortom and akume also a former governor of the state have been at daggers-drawn over the control of the party1 gov. ortom had on monday in makurdi shortly after swearing in a new special adviser on bureau for local government and chieftaincy affairs mr jerome shimbe renounced his membership of apc1 according to the governor he has ceased to be a member of the apc following what he called a red card given to him1 he said the red card from apc would enable him to join any political party that has an ideology worthy of being adopted by his administration1 the governor stated that the strained relationship between him and the party under which he contested the 2015 governorship election in 2015 had left him without a party1 however national chairman of the all progressives congress adams oshiomhole had on monday in abuja described the alleged exit of the governor from the party as a rumour1