Follow Us on Google
…Alleges plot to truncate Alia’s re-election
From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The Benue State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the Strategic Alliance for Tinubu/Shettima Re-election 2027, led by the Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), alleging that the group was designed to undermine Governor Hyacinth Alia’s re-election bid.
The party also accused some of its members, including senior federal government officials, of associating with opposition politicians under the guise of mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election.
The Director General of the Tinubu/Alia 2027 Campaign Council in Benue State, Hon. Richard Asema, stated this on Friday, during a press briefing at the campaign secretariat in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
Other News
Asema said the party in Benue State is concerned about the unveiling of Strategic Alliance by senior members of APC in the state with opposition political parties and candidates standing election against their party’s candidate in the 2027 governorship poll.
He said: “The Benue State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) views with serious concern the purported formation of the “Strategic Alliance For Tinubu/Shettima Re-election 2027” by some political individuals and groups and the subsequent announcement of a Campaign Council for the re-election of our dear President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The Party observes that this ‘Strategic Alliance” is populated by some members of the APC, some of whom are holding senior positions in the Federal Government of Nigeria, including Senator George Akume, Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) and Prof Joseph Utsev, Hon. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation.” He said the party was concerned that the membership of the alliance included governorship candidates of opposition parties, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, as well as officials of other minority parties. Asema said: “The APC in Benue State under the leadership of Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia and the Chairmanship of Hon Benjamin Omale, wishes to strongly reject this purported Strategic Alliance and its Campaign Council.
