BREAKING: PDP Governor Announces Plan to Hand Over Before May 29, Gives Reason

• Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has disclosed his intention to hand over to the governor-elect before May 29, the constitutionally recognised date to do so
• Ortom also disclosed that he would not be leaving the state after handing over to Hyacinth Alia, the APC candidate that defeated Ortom's anointed PDP candidate during March 18 guber poll
• The governor, in another development, honoured Major Gideon Orkar, who was reported to be part of the coup plot against Ibrahim Babangida in 1992 and was executed by firing squad

Makurdi, Benue - Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State, has declared that he will hand over power to the governor-elect on May 28, a day before the constitutional date set for the official handover.

According to The Tribune, the governor disclosed this at the State Executive Council meeting, which was held in Makurdi, the state capital, on Tuesday, May 16.

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Details of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State handing over before may 29

In a similar development, the state government also made a significant tribute to a historical figure in the state as it named a 9-kilometre road after Major Gideon Orkar.

Major Orkar was popular for being part of a coup plot to oust General Ibrahim Babangida in 1992, he was found guilty by the military authorities and subsequently executed by firing squad.

Ortom's administration said the decision was taken because of what Major Orkar stood for.

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The governor was reported to have said he would not be leaving the state after handing over to the governor-elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia.

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Alia, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated Ortom and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s candidate in the March 18 governorship election in the state.

Ortom's next move was disclosed by the state commissioner for information, culture and tourism, Micheal Inalegwu while speaking to journalists after the meeting of the state executive council on Tuesday.

PDP Crisis: NWC reverses Makarfi’s suspension

Legit.ng earlier reported that the NWC of the PDP had declared the suspension of the former national chairman of the party, Ahmed Markafi, null and void.

Debo Ologunagba, the spokesperson of the APC, made the declaration in a statement on Monday, adding that the Tudun Wada Ward excos who announced the suspension did not follow the PDP constitution.

The PDP excos in Tudun Wasa ward led by its chairman, Saidu Aliyu, announced the suspension notice on Sunday.

Source: Legit.ng