“We have said that there is no threat to suspend the applicant, and the onus is on him to prove this.”
His shocking declaration came as Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP lost the election to Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress.
The Two council wards, Ikaaghev and Mbabuande, were overrun by herders after the attack.
Declaring the result, the Returning Officer, Rufus Shaa’ato, said Mr Zam polled 143,151 votes to beat Mr Ortom, who polled 106,882 votes, while Mark Gbillah of the Labour Party (LP) polled 51,950
The Benue State governor urged Nigerians to eschew abusive and violent tendencies to ensure a peaceful general election.
“Benue is purely a PDP state and this we will maintain,” said Mr Ortom.
The Benue State governor said if he were not a member of the PDP, he would have personally led Mr Obi’s campaign across the country.
A breakdown of the budget pegs recurrent expenditure at N106 billion while N73 billion was budgeted for capital expenditure.
The head of the nation’s judiciary took sides in a political crisis that threatens to derail opposition chances ahead of a general election.
Mr Akeredolu’s clarification follows President Muhammadu Buhari’s accusation that governors steal allocations meant for their states’ LGs.
