He said: "I know that governor Ortom is a very senior member of the party and he has said so repeatedly in print and has said to me one on one basis that he will not leave the APC unless he was pushed out.
"Amaara m na Gọvanọ Ortom bụ onye agadi nke òtù ahụ, ọ gwawo m ugboro ugboro na-ebipụta ma gwa m otu onye na ọ gaghị ahapụ APC ọ gwụla ma a chụpụrụ ya.