Governor Ortom and Obi after the closed-door meeting at the former’s private residence in Abuja, Wednesday
2023: Ortom endorses Obi, says ‘Nigerians in dire need of committed, competent leaders’
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has endorsed the presidential quest of the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Dr Peter Obi, saying Nigerians were in dire need of people with ‘commitment and competence’ that would fix the leadership crisis that has plunged the country into outright chaos.
Receiving the Labour Party’s candidate, Obi at his private residence in Abuja, Wednesday, the Benue Governor, Ortom, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also urged other presidential aspirants to put Nigeria’s interest above personal ambitions.
Ortom and Obi had chieftains had met for about an hour behind closed doors in Abuja, on Wednesday.
Ortom further described Obi as ‘one among those qualified Nigerians that the people were looking forward to having him to take the country out of the leadership conundrum.’
He commended the decision of the former Anambra Governor to engage Nigerians, especially major players in the country’s politics, irrespective of political leaning on his desire to serve as the country’s next President.
He said even though he was a major stakeholder of the main opposition PDP, the LP candidate considered him as a Nigerian to consult on his aspiration.
Speaking to newsmen, on his visit to the Benue State Governor, the LP presidential candidate said it was to show respect to his former political ally in the PDP, noting that although they were now in different political parties, ‘their friendship as citizens of the country was most important.’
According to Obi, ‘it was time for all hands to be on deck to correct the wrongs for a better Nigeria.’
The two party chieftains had met for about an hour behind closed doors after which they jointly addressed journalists on the purpose of their meeting.
