{"id":52592,"date":"2021-10-31T16:21:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T15:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-national-convention-gov-ortom-leads-117-benue-delegates-to-vote-for-candidates"},"modified":"2021-10-31T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T16:13:55","slug":"pdp-national-convention-gov-ortom-leads-117-benue-delegates-to-vote-for-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/pdp-national-convention-gov-ortom-leads-117-benue-delegates-to-vote-for-candidates","title":{"rendered":"PDP National Convention: Gov Ortom leads 117 Benue delegates to vote for candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has led the 117 delegates of the state to vote in the PDP 2021 Special Elective National Convention holding at Eagle Square, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Consensus National Chairmanship Candidate, Senator Iyorchia Ayu; former Senate President, Senator David Mark; Benue State Deputy Governor, Engineer Benson Abounu; Senators, Gabriel Suswam, Orker Jev and Abba Moro; among other delegates also cast their votes.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 3,511 accredited delegates to the National Convention are being called out to vote.<\/p>\n<p>First to be called were delegates from Abia and Adamawa states. Abia has 116 delegates while Adamawa has 118 delegates.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Chairman, Central Planning Committee of the Convention and Governor of Adamawa State, Alhaji Umaru Fintiri, there are a total of 3,701 delegates in the PDP, out of which 3,511 have been accredited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has led the 117 delegates of the state to vote in the PDP 2021 Special Elective National Convention holding at Eagle Square, Abuja. 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