Afrigather The Benue State All Progressives Congress Nationwide Meeting Caucus has rubbished claims that there are two factions of the All Progressives Congress within the state.
The lawmakers, additionally mentioned the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, Senator George Akume, stays the chief of the social gathering in Benue so far as the APC’s doctrine and philosophy are involved.
The caucus in a press release on Sunday signed by its spokesman and the Home of Representatives Deputy Spokesperson, Philip Agbese, made the clarification.
PUNCH On-line had on March 24, 2024, reported that the APC waded into the lingering political feud between Benue Governor, Hyacinth Alia, and SGF Senator George Akume.
The transfer adopted a warning to loyalists and proxies of the 2 Benue politicians to withdraw their lawsuits or threat going through disciplinary actions from the social gathering on the nationwide stage.
The chilly battle between the governor and SGF was mentioned to have torn the Benue APC members aside with supporters divided on which camp to pledge their loyalty to.
Social gathering chieftains have thronged the nationwide headquarters of the APC in Abuja to report every faction to the Nationwide Chairman of the social gathering, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.
Additionally, on March 29, The PUNCH reviews that Governor Alia inaugurated a brand new working committee for Benue APC.
‘‘There can’t be two governors within the state. Now we have just one chief of the social gathering who’s the governor. Let no person make any mistake. Allow us to agree that whereas we have been doing it on the again door, it has come to fruition. It’s a deliberate act to alter the state government committee of the social gathering there isn’t any faction,’’ the governor mentioned on the inauguration performed on the factional social gathering secretariat positioned near the Authorities Home, Makurdi.
The Benue APC has been enmeshed in a disaster following the sacking of state APC Chairman, Austin Agada, by his Ehaje council ward and a subsequent court docket determination restraining him from parading himself because the state’s social gathering chairman.
Nonetheless, the Benue NASS caucus described these making insinuations that there have been factions in Benue APC as “determined comedians”.
The lawmakers, nevertheless, admonished APC members to see these parading themselves as the brand new leaders of the social gathering as mere comedians who’re simply entertaining the Benue public.
In keeping with them, it is just in Benue that some deluded characters who thrive in hero-worshipping people as demigods wish to flip logic on its head.
They reckoned that so long as the social gathering’s structure and Nationwide Working Committee are involved, Comrade Austin Agada continues to be the state chairman.
“We’re true social gathering males and doing issues the distinctive manner in step with the social gathering’s doctrine of command, and that’s why members of the Nationwide Meeting Caucus are extremely revered in our constituencies.
“Now we have not informed anybody in our domains that we’re the leaders of the social gathering. For instance, how do I deal with myself because the chief of the social gathering in my federal constituency with Senator Ameh Ebute, Chief Audu Ogbeh, and Chief John Ochoga all from my place?” the assertion added.
