Gov Ortom Loses Senatorial Bid To Former Aide In Benue

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has lost the Benue North West senatorial election to his former aide, Titus Zam of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Naija News reports that Zam was declared the winner for Benue North West senatorial district by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning officer, Prof. Rufus Shaato.

Shaato said Zam scored a total of 143,151 votes to emerge winner of the election as against Ortom who polled a total of 106,882 votes to come second while the Labour Party candidate, Mark Gbillah, had 51,950 votes.

This online news platform reports that the results from various polling units, wards and local government area collation centres across the senatorial district indicated that the governor lost in six out of the seven local government areas winning only his native Guma.

The senator-elect was Ortom’s Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs during his first tenure.