A former Chief of Staff to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, Terwase Orbunde, says he is ready for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries ahead of the 2023 election in the state.
Orbunde was cleared to contest the governorship primaries along with other aspirants by the screening committee on Sunday in Abuja.
He defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC) after he parted ways with Ortom when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning arrangement didn’t favour him.
A statement by his Director of Media, Iorwuese Shija, quoted him as saying that he was ready for the next stage of the process leading to the governorship election in the state.
The statement partly reads, “The former Chief of Staff to the Governor stated that before the screening exercise, he fulfilled all conditions prescribed in the Constitution of the party, its state and national secretariats which granted him the necessary clearance and waiver respectively, for participation in the primaries.
“He expressed appreciation to the leaders of the party at the state and national levels as well as its officials at both levels for the warm reception they have accorded him and for giving him the opportunity to aspire for Benue State Governor on APC platform.
“Orbunde appealed to leaders of the party and delegates to consider his political experience which included serving as member of the House of Representatives, Adviser to the Senate President, State Party official, local government chairman, State ALGON chairman, and Chief of Staff to the Governor which he said had given him cognate experience for the job.
“He said he was bringing to the APC vast political experience as well as a massive support base across the state to bear on the positive fortunes of the party which can enable it to win the governorship and other elections in the state.”
