Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has called on the candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 governorship election, Barrister
Emmanuel Jime to join him in building the state.
Ortom who was earlier affirmed the winner of the March 29 governorship
election by the Benue State Governorship Election Tribunal, maintained that
politics was over, and there was a need for Jime to join him to move the state
forward.
He made the call while speaking with newsmen on his victory at the Tribunal
in Makurdi, saying his administration was willing to collaborate with Benue
sons and daughters irrespective of political differences, ethnicity, religion
and place of origin.
He also harped on the commitment of the present administration in the state
to the provision of selfless service to the people.
On his victory at the Tribunal, Ortom said it was a victory for the people
of the state who elected him for a second term.
He maintained that the verdict of the tribunal had confirmed the unanimous
decision of Benue voters and proven that his re-election was credible.
