Senator Emmanuel Orker Jev has said he resisted the pressure to contest the senate position against Governor Samuel Ortom to ensure peaceful coexistence among the constituents.
The senator represents Benue North West at the National Assembly (NASS).
Senator Jev who disclosed this when he addressed supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in continuation of the governorship campaign tour in Naka, Gwer West local government area of Benue State, implored eligible voters not to make a mistake of voting APC candidates in the forthcoming general elections to inflict pains on the already suffering Nigerians.
Jev urged people of the area to vote for all candidates of the party to rescue and rebuild the nation from total collapse.
Earlier, Governor Ortom reiterated the zeal of his administration to complete all projects initiated by his government before exiting office in May this year despite sustained attacks and killing of his people by suspected armed Fulani terrorists.
At the event, over 3, 225 supporters from other political parties including the All Progressive Congress (APC), defected to the PDP.
The governor lamented the continuous attack and killing of people of the state by invading terrorist herders, a development that has forced hordes of the peasant farmers to abandon their ancestral homes to stay in internally displaced persons camps.
He expressed optimism that his successor, Rt. Hon. Titus Tyoapine Uba, who promised to strengthen the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law to check the excesses of the invaders would not leave any stone unturned to nip the situation in the bud.
