I have no plans to dump APC Ortom
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the statement said the governor was appreciative of the efforts being made by president muhammadu buhari in ending the conflicts in the state1 gov. samuel ortom of benue has denied any plan to dump the all progressives congress apc1 it said that the media report on the governors purported plan to leave the apc was false misleading andhandiwork of detractors playing politics with the blood of the people1 we read a report in a national daily of today which named benue state governor samuel ortom as one of the all progressives congress apc leaders planning to defect to another political party1 the report which is obviously sponsored is not only false but also misleading. governor ortom has no intention to leave apc for another party and has not consulted anyone on the matter1 the statement stressed that ortomenjoys cordial working relationship with other leaders of the party both at the local state and national levels1 it said that the main focus of the governor was to deliver greater benefits of democracy to his people including tackling the security challenges confronting them1 there is no cause to warrant his defection to another party the statement stated1 it explained that ortoms stance of seeking justice over the invasion killing and wanton destruction of property by suspected herdsmen was what any good leader ought to do1 the denial is contained in a statement by his chief press secretary mr terver akase issued to newsmen in makurdi1 according to the statement the governor is fully aware that the killings in benue began during the past pdp-led administrations in the state1 it must be noted that the killings predate the apc as a party and the present administration. the governors focus is on solving the problem in collaboration with other stakeholders1 it added fortunately president buhari has responded positively by sending troops and other security operatives to chase away the armed militia from benue communities1 the statement further dismissed insinuations that ortom had fallen out of favour with other leaders of apc in benue including sen. george akume1 the report is aimed at creating acrimony between the governor and the senator1 governor ortom was popularly elected to lead benue state and he has demonstrated uncommon commitment and selflessness in justifying the confidence reposed in him1 he will therefore not be distracted by baseless reports and rumour of defection1 what is of greater concern to the governor now is how to stop the killings in the state and also tackle the humanitarian crisis that displaced nearly 500000 people1 it stated the government was collaborating with the federal government on the rehabilitation and resettlement of the displaced persons1