No Pact With Ortom, Akume to Back Atiku, Says Benue PDP Governorship Candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Benue State, Michael Aondoakaa, has firmly denied any agreement involving him, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, and former governor Samuel Ortom to support African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 elections.

Aondoakaa, a former Attorney-General of the Federation, was responding to claims by a group calling itself the International Centre for Transparency Nigeria (ICTN).

The group alleged that the three leaders had reached an understanding to work for Atiku’s presidential ambition.

He dismissed the ICTN as a faceless organisation and insisted there had been no meeting, agreement, negotiation or political arrangement of any kind involving him and the others as claimed.

“The report is built entirely on unverified allegations,” Aondoakaa said. “The attempt to portray him as a political bridge between Chief Ortom, Senator Akume and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is not only false but devoid of any factual foundation.“

Those making the allegation have failed to provide a single piece of evidence showing where such an arrangement was discussed, when it was reached or what role he supposedly played in it.

“The attempt to drag the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, into the concoction also does nothing to make the story more credible.

Mentioning prominent names cannot transform fiction into fact.

“For the avoidance of doubt, there has been no meeting or arrangement involving Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, Chief Samuel Ortom and Senator George Akume to work for the presidential ambition of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. No such arrangement exists.”

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