205:. The case was later tabled to Abuja Federal High Court in suit number FHC/ABJ/ CS/1057/14, against the party leadership by Steve Ugbah, Emmanuel Jime, Mike Iordye and JKN Waku. During the court case, Mike Iordye told the court that he didn't authorise the filing of the suit and his name was struck out as a party. However, Steve Ugbah also notified the court about his withdrawal from the suit after he became the Director General of the Ortom/Abounu Governorship Campaign Organization, leaving only Emmanuel Jime and JKN Waku in the suit. In August 2015, Emmanuel Jime and JKN Waku finally withdrew their case in the court after the intervention of President of Nigeria,
258:, former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment received 111 votes, Sam Odeh received 48 votes, Ada Chenge received 47 votes, Mike Kaase Aondoakaa received 25 votes, Mathias Oyigeya received 5 votes, Terhemba Shija received 3 votes. During the election, ten aspirants withdrew from the exercise for personal reasons. Their names are Felix Atume, Andy Owouku, Alex Adum, James Mbachiantim, Tivlumun Nyitse, David Ker, Hinga Biem, Simon Anchaver, Eugine Aliegba and Terhemba Nongo.
201:. APC governorship aspirants that stepped down are Emmanuel Jime, Mike Iordye and Akange Audu. Later, Steve Ugbah, Mike Iordye, JKN Waku and Akange Audu wrote to the APC national secretariat urging it to reject any name forwarded to it, because they didn't agree on a consensus candidate or conduct any primaries in
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692:"President Buhari saves Ortom from losing his seat as Benue Governor"
668:"President Buhari saves Ortom from losing his seat as Benue Governor"
982:"PDP Sets Governorship Primaries For Nov 29, Presidential For Dec 6"
618:"Benue APC: An opposition gulping the poison chalice of imposition"
840:"Flawed Primaries, Aggrieved Aspirants Set To Dump PDP En masse"
816:"PDP governorship primaries: 8 ministers may quit in weeks"
717:"Buhari saves Benue governor, Ortom from losing his seat"
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567:"Benue APC settles for Ortom as governorship candidate"
339:A total of 8 candidates contested in the election.
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546:Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics
542:"Ortom set to emerge APC governorship candidate"
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1102:"Court Upholds Governor Ortom's Victory Again"
1077:"Appeal court upholds Gov. Ortom's election -"
1127:"Supreme court upholds the election of Ortom"
890:"Benue: My plans —Tarzoor, PDP gov candidate"
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518:"Meet APC Governors"
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