Governor Samuel Ortom has officially dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress for the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party.
Ortom presented his resignation letter to party leaders in Makurdi, the state capital. He has also presented same letter to his ward chairman.
The governor also met with elected local government chairmen and councillors at the Government House in Makurdi.
His decision to switch parties came hours after protesting youths barred him from traveling to Abuja to attend the APC reconciliation meeting.
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His defection comes one day after 14 serving senators and 37 House of Reps members dumped the APC for PDP and ADC.
The governor recently claimed that the APC had given him a ‘red card’ an indication that he was asked to leave the party.
But talks of a reconciliation was on the cards between the governor, party leaders and the President.
Ortom has sacked over 80 percent of his cabinet members and, on Tuesday, the Benue House of Assembly impeached Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange as its Speaker.
