As Nigerians continue to watch the mouth of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on whom he supports as the presidential candidate, one of his allies in G5, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, recommended the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi.
Observers have noted that the choice of whom to support may break the bond between the G5 governors, including Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Dave Umahi of Ebonyi.
He said Obi had the capacity required to lead the country, noting that he would have joined Obi’s campaign if he was not in the Peoples Democratic Party.
Ortom spoke while commending Obi for visiting camps of the Internally Displaced Persons in the state on Christmas day.
Speaking in Makurdi, the governor prayed that God would bless Obi’s presidential ambition.
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“Several presidential candidates have come here, and none of them have chosen to visit those the IDPs camps and look at their plight to see how they are doing and give them hope that when they win, they will bring them succour, help, and hope.
“For you to have chosen to visit the IDPs on a Christmas day that you should be celebrating with your family, for me as a Christian, I say God will bless you and your aspirations. My prayer is that God will bless your aspiration to be the president of this country.
“Because I have seen capacity, faith, and hope, and I have seen someone who can bring the required equity, justice, and fairness that I have been pursuing since I became governor in 2015. If I were not in PDP, I would have been following you all over the place to canvass and vote for you.
“But, because I’m in PDP, I’m telling Nigerians that this man can help deliver this country from its challenges.”
Ortom said if he was not in the Peoples Democratic Party, he would have been following Obi around to canvass and vote for him.
Obi had visited the Abagana IDP camp located along Makurdi/Laafia road, and regretted the continuous stay of Nigerians in IDP camps across the country.
