The Presidency has moved swiftly to stop the governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom from leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) on which platform he was elected in the 2015 elections.
Information reaching us at the Greenbarge Reporters, showed that the Presidency has summoned the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the party, Senator Lawal Shu’aibu to Abuja for an urgent meeting.
It was authoritatively learnt that Senator Lawal and the governor have been having running battle over the control of the party in Benue state for sometime now.
It was gathered that Ortom has also not been finding it easy with another Senator in the party, Senator George Akume who is also reported to be battling to control the party in the state.
TGovernor Ortom had, earlier in the day, Monday, complained that he had been given ‘red card’by the APC and that he therefore had no political party he could call his own now.
Though he did not name those who gave him the red card, many media interpretations was that he had dumped the party and searching for the next one to join.
When contacted, the presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu neither deny that Senator Lawal has been summoned by the Presidency nor confirm. [myad]
