The interior disaster rocking the All Progressives Congress in Benue State has deepened with Governor Hyacinth Alia allegedly sealing the secretariat of the occasion’s faction loyal to the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, George Akume.
In an announcement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, Alia halted a scheduled State Govt Committee assembly convened by the Akume faction, led by Austin Agada.
Alia and Akume have been in a operating present of drive over the management of the Benue APC, with Agada main the Akume’s faction whereas Benjamin Omakolo is the performing chairman of the Alia faction.
The 2 factions had scheduled parallel State Govt Council conferences for Thursday, however Alia, in an announcement, banned the SEC assembly by the Akume faction.
The CPS stated, “The Governor has, due to this fact, known as off the purported assembly, warning that there shall be penalties if any particular person or group makes an attempt to disrupt the peace of the state by converging for any unauthorised assembly.”
He quoted Alia as saying, “The final time I checked, I’m nonetheless the APC chief within the state. No APC assembly could be summoned with out my information.
“Not simply that, because the Chief Safety Officer within the state, I ought to know when a legit gathering is meant to carry.
“Nigeria isn’t a lawless state and so is Benue state. Those that assume they’ll undermine the authority of the state should know this and know peace.”
When contacted, the state Publicity Secretary of Agada-led exco, Daniel Ihomun, accused Governor Alia of hounding the Akume’s loyalists by sending ‘miscreants’ to loot their secretariat.
“The governor has sealed up the secretariat and a few miscreants have been despatched and looted the secretariat,” Ihomun stated.
Our correspondent, who visited the occasion secretariat alongside J.S. Tarka Approach, noticed that building of the highway had commenced.
As on the time of submitting this report, the assembly convened by Alia’s faction had but to begin.