Guber polls: YPP settles for PDP governorship candidate in Benue

By Titus Atondu, Makurdi

Few days to the governorship election, the Benue State chapter of the Young Progressive Congress  (YPP) has settled for the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Titus Uba as their candidate for the Saturday March 18, election.

The Chairman of YPP, Dr. Hoo Gwadue, made the disclosure while addressing journalists in Makurdi, the State capital.

Gwadue explained that the party was not capable of winning the fourthcoming governorship election in the State and there was every need for the party to throw it’s weight behind the PDP governorship candidate for overwhelming victory.

Gwadue promised to mobilise the over 100,000 votes of their members across the State for the PDP governorship candidate.

“Unfortunately, we must tell ourselves the truth. Victory is certain only when you know yourself and know your enemy, but when you do not know yourself and enemy, defeat lingers.

“Our party is capable of polling over 100,000 votes, but these votes can not give us victory in the State, so we have decided to align with PDP in the area of governorship candidate alone,” he stressed.

Gwadue said the reason for adopting PDP governorship candidate was  the doggedness of the  Ortom led administration to confront herders invasion in the State.