Benue Guber: Ortom emerges PDP candidate

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has won the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) primaries to represent the party in next year’s governorship election.

Ortom l,  who decamped from the All Progressives Congress(APC) in August after some internal issues, polled 2,210 votes while his closest rival, Mr John Tondo, followed with 475 votes.

The election held at the Aper stadium was attended by 3,748 delegates, Gabriel Suswam and the immediate past Senate President, David Mark, were among those who participated.