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Full List: PDP Governor Unveils 6 Successors As APC Chieftains Join Party
PDP Governor unveils six successors as APC Chieftains join party, see full list below..
Onyxnews Nigeria gathered that Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue state, has unveiled six gubernatorial aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Benue governor introduced the aspirants on Sunday, June 13, in Gboko during the defection of notable Benue APC politicians, Joseph Kaaba, Francis Kwaghgba, and their supporters, to the PDP.
Benue 2023: The six aspirants
1. Terver Akase, spokesman of Governor Ortom
2. Titus Uba, Speaker of the Benue state House of Assembly
3. Professor Dennis Ityavyar, commissioner of education
4. Dr Paul Ubwa
5. Engineer Dondu Ahire
6. Dr Robert Orya
The Benue state governor said that there are other PDP gubernatorial aspirants but they were unavoidably absent at the event.
He advised the governorship aspirants to work as a team, stating that only one person would eventually occupy the seat in 2023.
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