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Atiku first presidential candidate to be rejected by his party – Ortom
Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to a statement by 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s aide, Phrank Shaibu, describing him as the worst governor in Nigeria’s history.
Shaibu had accused the G-5 Governors of working against Atiku and stressed that they were only seeking relevance, appointments, and protection from prosecution.
Reacting, Ortom in a statement issued by his aide, Terver Akase said Atiku Abubakar ought to be worried that he has gone into history as the first presidential candidate of a leading political party to be rejected by key stakeholders and many other members of his party.
”We are not sure that the Special Assistant on Public Communication to the PDP presidential candidate got his consent before making the statement; because if he did, he would have refrained from blaming the G-5 for his loss at the polls.