All hope not lost for Idoma to produce governor in Benue in 2023--Olofu

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja

The  Commissioner for Finance in Benue, Dr David Olofu, has said all hope was not lost yet for the Idoma extraction of the state to produce governor come 2023.

Olofu stated this while interacting with journalists on Friday in Makurdi.

The commissioner said that with the nomination of Engr Benson Abounu as the Idoma consensus candidate in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) it was a pointer that the people were on the right track.

"There has never been a time the Idoma people were as united and sincere in their agitation like this. 

"Since 1999, this is the only time Idoma people unanimously produced a  one single candidate for PDP primaries. 

"This is a good hope for us as a people and I pray it eventually ends in praise," Olofu said.

He described as unfounded and mischievous the news making the rounds that he was working towards becoming the deputy governor of the ruling party the PDP as against the governorship aspiration of the Idoma people.

"Those behind the report are hallucinating as there is nothing to suggest such move.

"Those who are conversant with political party activities and electioneering process in Nigeria will agree with me that no one talks about deputy governorship of a state, except the governorship candidate emerges in the party after primaries.

"How can one be talking about deputy governorship when we are yet to know who will fly the flag of the party?," Olofu queried.

He said that as a matter of fact, deputy governorship position was not like other positions that are contestable.

He added that it was usually zoned to a particular area and the stakeholders from the area would meet and present an acceptable candidate that could also help the party win general elections.

He advised his Idoma kinsmen especially, various agitating groups, such as Olohi Ki 'Idoma, to heed to the advice of Gov. Samuel Ortom by continuing to lobby the Tiv stakeholders for a possible understanding before the primaries.

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