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2027: Ortom backs Tinubu for president and Aondoakaa for Benue governor

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Former Benue governor Samuel Ortom said some political figures would support Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
  • The report also says Ortom backs Aondoakaa for governor of Benue, although the supplied text gives no further details.

Samuel Ortom has reiterated that some political figures will support Bola Tinubu in Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election. The former Benue governor also backs Aondoakaa for governor of Benue, according to the headline.

Ortom referred to a statement he made in 2023, when Nyesom Wike was appointed a minister. He said he attended the reception and openly declared that some people would support Tinubu in 2027.

“I have no regret making that statement,” Ortom said, reaffirming the position attributed to him in the report.

You will recall, in 2023, when Wike was appointed minister, I was there at the reception, and I made a statement, and I have no regret making that statement, that in 2027 some of us will support Tinubu to win.

· Samuel OrtomOrtom referred to his earlier statement about supporting Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
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