Oshiomhole: Gov. Ortom Has Not Quit APC

Hamilton Nwosa
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Chairman of the  All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has described the alleged exit of the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, from the party as a rumour.

Reacting to what the party called speculation, on Monday in Abuja,  Oshiomhole said the party had a cordial relationship with  Ortom.

He spoke to newsmen after a closed door meeting with members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

“I know that Governor Ortom is a very senior member of the party and he has said so repeatedly in print and has said to me one on one that he will not leave the APC unless he was pushed out.

“Since I assumed the chairmanship of this party along with my colleagues in the NWC, I know of a fact, that we have not shut out any governor and certainly not Governor  Ortom.

“And in these days of social media, I will not be responding on the basis of rumor and unverified reports,” the APC chairman said.

On the party’s victory at the just concluded Ekiti governorship election, Oshiomhole said the APC was excited not because it won the election, but particularly with the process.

“We just want to make sure that the results of the election reflect the will of the people.

“You will also recall that there were issues about police deployment.

“I am very happy that all the commentators and observes including the European Union are happy that the election was free of violence and that the process was free and fair.

“We cannot ask for more, we celebrate not just the fact that we won, we celebrate that under President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, we now can see that election can be conducted without people being hospitalised,” he said.

He said party was very proud of its accomplishment at the election and had asked Dr Kayode Fayemi the governor-elect to reflect on all that should be reflected on so before he was sworn in.

He added that Ekiti people could not afford to wait any longer to see a renewed and refocused leadership that would ensure the quality of life of the people.

He further added that the party’s leadership had appealed to Fayemi to see the wisdom to carry along various shades of opinion and also to reach out to the opposition.

“Infact, democracy works well regardless of who wins. If the winner governs well for the benefit of all, indeed, the people can never lose in a democracy.

“And we trust that Fayemi will do all that, including addressing the huge liability,” the APC National  Chairman stressed.

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