May 15, (THEWILL) – Immediate past Chief of Staff to Benue state governor, Pastor Terwase Orbunde, has expressed his readiness to participate in the Benue State 2023 governorship primaries on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), slated for Friday, May 20.
Pastor Orbunde spoke after successful participation in the governorship screening exercise of the party at Fraser Suites, in Abuja.
The former Chief of Staff, stated that before the screening exercise, he fulfilled all conditions prescribed in the Constitution of the party, its state and national secretariats which granted him the necessary clearance and waiver for participation in the primaries.
He expressed appreciation to the leaders of the party at the state and national levels, as well as its officials at both levels for the warm reception they have accorded him and for giving him the opportunity to aspire to become Benue State Governor on APC platform.
Pastor Orbunde appealed to leaders of the party and delegates, to consider his political experiences which included serving as member of the House of Representatives, Adviser to the Senate President, State Party official, local government chairman, State ALGON chairman and Chief of Staff to the Governor, which he said have given him cognate experience for the job and give him the ticket.
He said he was bringing to the APC vast political experience, as well as a massive support base across the state to bear on the positive fortunes of the party, which can enable it to win the governorship and other elections in the state.
It will be recalled that Pastor Orbunde was denied the chance of contesting for governor in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on ground that the micro zoning does not favour him.
He then defected from the PDP to the APC to realise his governorship aspiration in next year’s general election.
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