BEVERLY HILLS, August 02, (THEWILL) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Uche Secondus, on Wednesday, led some PDP governors and chieftains on a visit to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom.
Secondus noted that the visit to Governor Ortom was necessary due ‘his political travail’ since he defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP as they reassured Ortom of the support of the party.
The PDP governors include Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State; Darius Ishaku of Taraba; and Dickson Seriake of Bayelsa on the visit.
Some lawmakers including Ben Murray-Bruce were also part of the team that visited the governor.
THEWILL recalls that Ortom, last week, announced his defection from the APC to PDP.
Few days after, APC lawmakers in the Benue State House of Assembly served him with an impeachment notice.
Speaking during the visit, Secondus declared that a military government is better than the current administration alleging that the ruling party has foisted on the country a kind of military democracy.
“I thought that one of the critical elements of democracy is lobbying and persuasion is the greatest weapon of a democrat or a politician,” he stated.
“We have seen in the past few years that the APC-led government have foisted on this nation a kind of military democracy that cannot be described. It is better for us to have full blown military.
“The institutions that are supposed to maintain law and order, like the one we have witnessed as in the case of Ekiti and in the case of Benue charged with the maintenance of law and order are the same people who are breaking this law and order. No rule of law, court orders are not obeyed we are getting deeper and deeper into crisis.
“These heroes of democracy who have decided to move from the ruling party, very unusual to stand with the people, not only PDP, they are standing with the majority of Nigerians. The need to honour them, they are the heros of democracy. Their decision was in the defence of democracy.
“It is a long work to freedom. There is no longer in Nigeria. If you tell them the truth they will tell you that it is hate speech. Tell them the honest truth they will say it is fake news.”
