By NICHOLAS DECHI

The Benue Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it will challenge its defeat on both the governorship and state assembly elections at the tribunal.

The Acting state Chairman, Mr. Isaac Mffo, made this known during a press conference on Thursday in Makurdi.

“It is the decision of the Benue Chapter of the PDP that the outcome of the March 18 elections be challenged at the state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Makurdi.

“It is our belief that we owe democracy in our country, Nigeria, a duty to help deepen it by taking such an action to reverse the ‘hijacking’ of the popular mandate of the people as done by the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the last elections.

“It is our faith that the mandate of the Benue electorate will be restored to our great party as was rightfully given by the people on March 18,” Mffo said.

He said that the party owes a load of gratitude to their teeming members and supporters across the state who exhibited uncommon courage to go out and vote in the elections despite alleged heavy militarisation of the polls and the use of thugs, aided by security agents sent to the state by the Federal Authorities.

He commended the leader of the party in the state, Gov. Samuel Ortom; the governorship candidate, Mr. Titus Uba, and his running mate, Mr John Ngbede, Senators Gabriel Suswam, Patrick Abba Moro and Orker Jev; National Assembly and State Assembly caucus members of the party, among many others. (NAN)