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From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The Chief Press Secretary to Benue State Governor Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has described as mischievous reports suggesting that the Governor is preparing to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a supposed “secret meeting” with Sen Iyorchia Ayu.
Kula, in a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Wednesday, said the narrative is laughable, nothing but a wicked, mischievous, and vicious smear campaign orchestrated to distract the Governor from his focused governance and to deceive the Presidency for selfish political gains.
He explained that since assumption of office, the Governor has been visiting leaders and elder statesmen devoid of political or religious inclination.
He said a liberal Governor with a vision for development like Alia reserves the right to visit any elder statesman, especially leaders of Sen Ayu’s calibre.
He said, “As far as Governor Alia is concerned, such visits are normal, respectable, and consistent with his inclusive leadership style.
“In fact, the Governor has been reaching out to prominent elders across Benue and winning them into the APC fold, notable examples include 3rd Republic Senator Prof David Iornem, Elder David Iorwashima Amo, Amb Terhemen Tarzoor among others.
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“These engagements have strengthened the party rather than weakened it.”
The CPS said under the directives of the Governor, opposition structures across Benue State are collapsing daily into the APC, with defection ceremonies taking place in virtually all local government areas, with influential figures abandoning their former platforms to join the ruling party in unprecedented numbers.
“This is the true political reality in Benue, not the fiction being circulated by mischief makers. Governor Alia remains firmly committed to building a united, dominant APC in Benue State.
“He is prepared to engage even the fiercest political opponents and bring them into the party as part of a broader strategy for 2027 consolidation, both for his administration and for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
He advised the general public to disregard the concocted story in circulation, saying it is a deliberate distraction meant to sow confusion and undermine the growing strength of the APC under Governor Alia’s leadership.
