By Musa Baba Adamu
Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Abba Patrick Moro, has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring that he will remain in the party despite political pressures and shifting alliances.
Moro made the declaration during a massive decamping ceremony held at the Upu Open Field in Ewulo, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, where members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party (LP) and other political parties defected to the PDP.
“I told you from the beginning that I will not leave PDP and I will be here till tomorrow,” the senator said while addressing the large crowd that gathered at the event.
Earlier, before the formal decamping ceremony, APC stakeholders from Ohimini Local Government Area, led by Adaji Elijah, paid a courtesy visit to the senator and expressed their readiness to work for his victory in 2027.
Elijah said many of them had lost confidence in the ruling APC, accusing the party of failing to adequately protect lives and property. He also pointed to internal divisions within the APC in Benue State as one of the reasons for their decision to join the PDP.
According to him, the party in the state had become factionalised, noting that their group aligns with the camp of former governor George Akume with Austin Agada recognised as the state chairman.
Speaking during the gathering, a number of PDP leaders and stakeholders expressed confidence that the party would emerge victorious in the 2027 elections.
Among those who spoke were the Otukpo Local Government PDP Chairman, Hon. Ochapa Godwin, House of Representatives aspirant for Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency, Hon. Oche Adaji, Hon. Joseph Godwin (popularly known as G12), Hon. Emmanuel Udeh; Hon. Egli Ahubi, Hon. Alice Albert, the Benue State PDP Women Leader, Hon. George Alli, among others.
