Atiku and Wike on Wednesday attended the PDP’s national caucus meeting in Abuja.
Melaye said he was shocked to see Ortom could feel comfortable attending a key event of the opposition party after his alleged anti-party activities in 2023.
Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 elections in Kogi , engaged in an heated argument with Samuel Ortom, the former governor of Benue state.
It was gathered that the incident happened at a crucial meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.
In the meeting, stakeholders of the opposition party’s and north-central geopolitical zone were in attendance during the commotion.
Melaye reportedly expressed surprise that Ortom could feel comfortable sitting in a PDP meeting, walking in majestically after his alleged anti-party activities that made the party lose both the presidential and gubernatorial elections in Benue state.
Dino Vs Ortom at PDP North Central Zone leadership meeting.
Melaye expressed surprise at Former Governor Ortom ease in attending a PDP meeting despite his previous disloyalty to the party. The two engaged in a heated exchange during the encounter. pic.twitter.com/Y8WTycJ88q
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The former senator said that Ortom ought to face consequences from the PDP, which sparked a verbal fight between the two.
Recall that, Ortom is a member of the five governors (G5) who teamed up in the 2023 elections to work against Atiku, the party’s presidential candidate.
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