Benue PDP meets in Makurdi, targets 2027 comeback

The Benue State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday held an expanded caucus meeting in Makurdi where leaders and stakeholders deliberated on strategies aimed at repositioning the party ahead of the 2027 elections.

Addressing the meeting, the leader of the PDP in the state, ex-Governor Samuel Ortom, briefed members on the state of affairs within the party and key preparations for the forthcoming elections.

Chief Ortom told the expanded caucus that the internal crisis that had fragmented the party and led to litigations had been resolved following the judgment of the Court of Appeal, noting that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant bodies had since accorded legitimacy to the Abduhraman Mohammed and Samuel Anyanwu-led caretaker committee.

He disclosed that the party’s e-registration exercise would commence on March 16, 2026, and last for a period of two weeks, after which the party’s e-register would be submitted to INEC.

Chief Ortom expressed optimism about the readiness of the PDP to record huge success in next year’s polls, saying that with the litigations now resolved, the PDP was well positioned to win the 2027 elections.

In his remarks, Senate Minority Leader, Dr Abba Moro, said the PDP was on course to reclaim power in Benue in 2027, stating that the current governor had failed to live up to his primary responsibility of protecting the people of the state.

He stated that the issue was not about him or the Idoma people, but about the collective interest of Benue.

Dr Moro said the governor had abandoned the entire zone, noting that his presence had not been felt anywhere in the area.

He urged PDP members not to be intimidated by the “No Alia, No Benue” group, insisting that Alia was not the first governor of Benue State and would certainly not be the last.

State Chairman of the PDP, Rt. Hon. Ezekiel Adaji, appreciated friends of the party from the APC who had come together under a strategic partnership aimed at rescuing Benue in 2027.

He also condemned the unfortunate attack on the party’s media consultant, Chief Bemgba Iortyom, and called on the state governor to live up to his constitutional responsibility of protecting the people of Benue State.