*Gives reason for being absent at Osun election
Samuel Ortom of Benue has said his Rivers counterpart, Nyesom Wike, among other aggrieved members, would remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite the internal crisis in the party.
Ortom disclosed this while appearing on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’, which was monitored by Quest Times on Thursday.
“One thing I want to assure Nigerians is that we are not going to defect to any political party. We are members of PDP; Wike in particular has been very instrumental to the growth of our party in the absence of any former president produced by our dear party.
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“You are aware that President Olusegun Obasanjo that was produced by this party, you are aware that President Goodluck Jonathan that was produced by this party also has issues. They decided not to get involved in what is happening in the party.
“So, Wike was the anchor man. We discussed this matter in our meeting in London, and we all agreed that we are not leaving the party. But let there be due process and the need to ensure that everybody is carried along.
“You’re aware that since the emergence of PDP in Nigeria, Wike has been there. Even some of us, because of the injustice that was meted out on us in 2015, left for APC, until APC started dancing in the wrong direction.
“Then, we left back to PDP. Who was instrumental in my coming back? It was Wike”, Ortom said.
On his absence at the PDP grand rally for the just concluded Osun State gubernatorial poll, Ortom said he was in the UK and America during the campaigns and the election.
He also said he met with Makinde, Wike and Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, in the UK during the campaigns.