The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday February 25th, 2023 presidential election in Benue State and two of the three senatorial seats while Senator Aba Moro of the PDP representing Benue South Senatorial District was returned re-elected.
Meanwhile the state out going governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom and his predecessor Gabriel Suswam have lost bid to represent their constituents at the red chambers of the National Assembly.
Dr. Titus Zam of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled a total of 143, 151 votes to defeat Governor Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 106, 882 votes.
Governor Ortom was floored by former Gwer West Local Government Council Chairman and his former Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Dr. Titus Zam just as his predecessor Senator Gabriel Suswam representing Benue Northeast Senatorial District (zone ‘A’) lost to immediate past member of Sankera (Ukum/Katsina-ala/Logo) Federal Constituency, Barr. Emmanuel Udende.
Also, the return bid to the green chambers by members representing Gboko/Tarka Federal Constituency, John Dyegh, Kwande/Ushongo Bob Tyough, Oju/Obi Samson Okwu, Katsina-Ala/Ukum-/Logo Richard Gbande, Makurdi/Guma Benjamin Mzondo, Gwer/Gwer-west Mark Gbilah and Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Francis Otah Agbo were dashed following their crash at the polls.
For Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency, Mrs. Blessing Onuh, daughter of the former President of the Senate, David Mark who won election into the House of Representatives on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) but later defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was returned re-elected.
Out of the seven local government areas of zone ‘A’ where Dr. Suswam comes from, he won Logo his home local government while Vandeikya, Ushongo, Ukum, Konshisha, Katsina-Ala and Kwande local government areas were cleared by his rival Barr. Emmanuel Udende of the APC.
In zone ‘B’ Senatorial District where Governor Ortom hails from, he won from his home local government area of Guma while Dr. Titus Zam of APC cleared Gboko, Makurdi, Tarka, Buruku, Gwer and Gwer-west Local Government Areas.
