Benue Governor Wins Government House Polling Unit

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has defeated his major rival, Emmanuel Jime, at the Government House polling unit.

The governor under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP polled 124 votes to defeat Mr. Jime of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who polled 108 votes in the unit.

Ortom’s win at the polling unit is unprecedented as it has always been the tradition that the ruling party in the state cannot win the unit.

During the last presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari defeated Atiku Abubakar at the polling unit.

President Buhari defeated Atiku by a single vote as he polled 125 as against Mr Atiku’s 124.