By Amos Aar
FORMER speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly and 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Rt. Hon. Titus Uba, on Thursday decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleging that the PDP abandoned him to his fate when he took ill.
In a viral video of his defection to the APC on New Year day, Uba said it was Governor Hyacinth Alia who catered for him throughout the period hence the need for him to dump the umbrella party and join the governor in the broom party.
“When I was sick, Governor Alia kept sending people to me. On Christmas day, he called me on phone to come to Government House. When we were eating, Suwam told me it’s the governor that called me to come.
“When we were going out, he said I should sit down there, my brother, Governor Alia, would come and talk to me. When Governor Alia came, he asked me whether I was able to visit home for Christmas. I said no, I didn’t go. I would love to go for New Year but my legs are no longer strong on the ground. He said Uwu! Eyaa; he would support me to go and see my kinsmen. It’s that support that enabled me to come and stand here and talk to you today. This thing has shocked me,” Uba said.
He continued: “When I was sick while I was in the other political party, nobody cared, nobody bothered to ask me; Uba, how are you doing? It was my brother Alia, who went and rented the highest place, a big house for me in Abuja where I was staying and receiving treatment. He also arranged people to be cooking for me there until I finished everything and came back to Benue State. I’m saying this with tears.
“Therefore, today, I am telling you that I have come back to join my brother, Alia. All of you should follow me because you once asked me to tell you where I was facing so that you would follow,” Uba said.
Uba’s above claims on the New Year day clearly contradicts a November 24, 2024 claim in a video where he disclosed that he had a health challenge but the then governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, “rose to the challenge. Since then, I have been subjected to the best medical attention. I want to inform you that I’m back on my feet and I am ready to join you soon.”
