1st August, 2022
By Nicholas Dechi
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue, Mr Philip Wuhe, has defected to the People’s Redemption Party (PRP).
Wuhe confimed this on Monday to newsmenwhen he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi.
According to him, he decided to dump PDP because it did not give him fair treatment in spite of his numerous contributions to its development.
“I wanted to contest for the state House of Assembly election on the platform of the PDP because I was favoured by zoning. Unfortunately, the zoning arrangement was later manipulated in favour of someone from the Mbakaange ward of Vandeikya Local Government Area (LGA).
“It is because of this that I was compelled to seek for an alternative platform to enable me actualise my political ambition,” Wuhe said.
He expressed optimism that he would win the Tiev state house of assembly election in 2023 because he has the support of his people.
“I am a man of the people. I interact with them freely regardless of party affiliation, as such they are willing to work relentlessly for my success.
“Personally, I constructed classroom blocks for so many schools within my constituency, Tiev to be precise. Also, I built Churches and opened up feeder roads. All these I did for my people years back without thinking of contesting election someday,” he said.
NAN