- This is even as he disclosed that he did not regret his decision to support Tinubu in 2023 against Atiku Abubakar
Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that the coalition movement under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) does not pose a threat to president Bola Tinubu’s re-election.
This is even as he disclosed that he did not regret his decision to support Tinubu in 2023 against Atiku Abubakar, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate.
Recall that Ortom was a member of the so-called G5 governors within the PDP, who vehemently opposed Atiku’s candidature and chose to work for Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Ortom said he did not support Atiku because he was against his interest, stating that the action of the G5 was not a betrayal but a pursuit of political interest.
The former governor said that politics cannot be separated from interest, adding that, “If I have somebody working against my interest and the interest of my people, I have to fight back.”
Speaking further, Ortom said the coalition under the ADC will not survive and will soon fade away like the evening sun.
He said he was not surprised by Atiku’s recent exit from the PDP.
Ortom said, “People are free to join any coalition that they so wish, but for me, and the people that I lead, we remain in PDP. I’m the leader of PDP in Benue State and a member of the BoT.
“I am not joining any coalition. We have no business with that. I don’t see it surviving.
“In any case, even if they survive, if they are through with the litigation that is going on, they will be defeated hands down”