Benue: Governor Ortom Loses Senatorial Election To APC

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has lost his senatorial bid to Titus Zam, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.

Ortom who is rounding off his second term as governor is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Benue north-west.

Rufus Shaato, the returning officer for Benue's north-west senatorial election, announced the results on Monday at the INEC local government collation centre in Makurdi, the state capital.

In a race to clinch the state’s north-west senatorial seat, Zam polled 143,151 votes to defeat Ortom who got 106,882 votes.

Recalled that Ortom had earlier said he was ready to lose his bid to ensurePeter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) wins the presidential election.

The Benue governor is also part of a five-member group of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — G-5 governors — who are at loggerheads with the national leadership of the party.