Samuel Ortom, former governor of Benue.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue has suspended Samuel Ortom, former governor of the state, over alleged anti-party activities.
In a statement issued on Monday, Joseph Nyam, secretary of the PDP in Benue, alleged that Ortom masterminded the disruption of a ward congress organised by the party and the snatching of voting materials.
“During the Ward Congresses held on the 27th July, 2024 at the 276 Ward headquarters, you led and abated the snatching of election materials at your various local governments, resulting in the non-conduct of the congresses at Buruku, Gboko, Ushongo, Guma, Tarka, Rwande, and Ohimini local government areas,” the statement reads.
“These acts constitute anti-party activities. Consequent upon the above, you are suspended for one month in the first instance and recommended to the State Disciplinary Committee for further adjudication.”
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The former Benue governor was suspended alongside three others, including Isaacs Mffo, Azua Ashongo, and Bemgba Iortyom.
Ahead of the 2023 elections, Ortom was one of the five governors of the PDP who formed the G5 and declared support for Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the time.
The G5 members are Nyesom Wike, Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former governor of Enugu; Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo; and Okezie Ikpeazu, a former governor of Abia.
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The G5 members supported Wike, who at the time was the governor of Rivers state and refused to back the presidential bid of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar during the 2023 elections.
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