The immediate past Governor of Benue State and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and the North-Central region, Chief Dr. Samuel Ortom, has assured the people of Benue South Senatorial District (Zone C) of the party’s capacity to provide purposeful and effective leadership for the zone and Benue State.
Ortom gave the assurance on Saturday, September 5, 2026, in Otukpo Local Government Area during the flag-off of the campaign of the Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Benue South, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, a statement by his media aid, Zege Paul said.
The former governor said the PDP had consistently delivered the dividends of democracy to the people of Zone C through the efforts of Senator Abba Moro, whom he described as a committed party man who has remained steadfast since the party’s inception.
He recalled that his administration executed and commissioned several projects across the state, stressing that some projects, including the Ochi Idoma Road, Commercial Road, and Armstrong Avenue were constructed and commissioned within his first term in office.
Chief Ortom further stated that his administration, during its eight-year tenure, completed and commissioned several landmark projects in Zone C, including the Ochi Idoma Palace.
He challenged the present administration in the state to showcase projects it had commissioned in Zone C, stating that the current government had relied heavily on “deceit and propaganda” despite receiving substantial allocations from the Federation Account.
Chief Ortom thanked the people of Zone C for identifying with the PDP and assured them that the party would not disappoint them.
He urged voters to support all PDP candidates, particularly the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, whom he described as a genuine and experienced administrator capable of providing effective leadership and tackling insecurity in the state.
According to him, the possibility of producing a governor from Zone C remains achievable if stakeholders, traditional rulers, and party leaders work together and make the necessary political arrangements.
The former governor also received a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zone C, Barrister John Attach Ochoga and his supporters into the PDP, describing their decision as a significant boost to the party’s strength in the area.
Earlier, the PDP State Chairman, Rt. Hon. Ezekiel Adaji, while welcoming party leaders and members to the event, expressed confidence in the party’s strength in Benue South.
Adaji subsequently presented the party’s flags to Senator Abba Moro and other National Assembly candidates of the party, charging them to intensify grassroots mobilisation across the state.
In his acceptance speech, Senator Abba Moro thanked the people of Benue South for their continued confidence in his representation and urged them to support the PDP governorship candidate, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, whom he described as a man of integrity.
Moro assured the people that neither he nor Aondoakaa would disappoint them if elected.
Also speaking, the PDP governorship candidate, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, pledged his commitment to securing communities across the state through the full implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law.
The event was attended by other PDP candidates and party leaders, including the party’s candidate for Benue North-West Senatorial District (Zone B), Dr. (Mrs.) Eunice Ortom, and the candidate for Benue North-East Senatorial District (Zone A), Hon. Thomas Tyolumun Unongo.
