2023: Photos, Details Emerge as Peter Obi Visits Powerful PDP Governor

2023: Photos, Details Emerge as Peter Obi Visits Powerful PDP Governor

  • Labour Party presidential candidate has continued with his quest to make sure his road to Aso Rock come 2023 is smooth and clear
  • In the buildup of the forthcoming polls, the former governor of Anambra state paid a visit to Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom
  • Confirming the development on his Twitter page, Obi noted he visited Ortom to sympathise with him over the negative impact of floods in Benue which has led to the loss of lives and properties

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, October 19, paid a visit to the Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state.

He shared pictures from his visit on his Twitter handle.

Samuel Ortom, Benue state, 2023 election, PDP, Labour Party, Peter Obi
Peter Obi visits Governor Samuel Ortom in Benue state on Wednesday, October 19. Photo credit: @PeterObi
Source: Twitter

He captioned the photos,

“I called on HE #GovSamuelOrtom to commiserate with him on the ravages of the floods in Benue State resulting in high loss of lives, property and farmlands and massive displacement.

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“I informed him of my intent to visit some of the affected areas and discussed how we as presidential candidates can assist affected states. I recalled that in 2012, Benue, Anambra and others were similarly affected and the FGN and Nigerians rallied in support of flood victims, especially the IDPs. -PO.”

Nigerians react

Nigerians took to the Twitter page of Peter Obi and reacted to the development.

@ayoola_adeniyi3 tweeted:

"Well done sir and I can see you’re building bridges and also doing the needful as incoming. Thank you ."

@barrrken tweeted:

"Ngolo Kante ."

@OJsig tweeted:

"Thank you Peter!

@Johnville500 tweeted:

"Thank you, Mr President."

@emmanuelibeh1 tweeted:

"If Peter Obi was my boss, I would have sacked myself by now.
"I couldn't have been able to keep up with his work rate and energy. He was in Abuja this morning and he is already heading to Benue.

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"May God bless Sir!

@carly0519 tweeted:

"Thank you for your concern we'll be excited to welcome you ☺️ ."

@iam_wilsons tweeted:

"HE Peter Obi is the best man to move Nigeria forward."

2023 elections: Prominent ex-APC presidential aspirant dumps Tinubu, endorses Peter Obi

Charles Udeogaranya, a former presidential aspirant on the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s platform in 2019, has declared support for the presidential ambition of the Labour Party (LP) flagbearer Peter Obi.

Udeogaranya made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, October 18.

The former APC chieftain claimed that the Muslim-Muslim ticket posture of his ex-party was a clear sign of an Islamisation agenda and despotic government.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.