2027: Ortom backs Tinubu, says South should retain presidency
His position has not changed in 2026 and will not suddenly change because some faceless group has manufactured a political story,” the statement said The former governor, according to his aide, still believes that the principle which informed the G-5 position in 2023 remains valid ahead of the 2027 presidential election.stands with Wike, dismisses Atiku link By Peter Duru, Makurdi The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, has dismissed reports linking him with an alleged arrangement to support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 presidential election, describing the claim as false and baseless.
The former governor said there had been no development to suggest that he had abandoned his position or entered into any political arrangement with Atiku, describing such speculation as a narrative that “collapses under the weight of its own contradictions.
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