Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State, has expressed support for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), ahead of the upcoming elections. This follows the release of a letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsing Obi, who previously served as Governor of Anambra State.

Ortom is one of five governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also known as the G5 or Integrity Group, who have expressed dissatisfaction with the party. The other governors in this group are Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.

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These governors have refrained from campaigning for the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, due to opposition to the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, who is from the same region as the presidential candidate.