Akume vs Alia: Benue APC crisis deepens as party gets dual ward structures ​

The All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Benue State is facing 1 of its deepest interior crises pursuing the decision of parallel ward congresses organised by factions loyal to Governor Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume.

DAILY POST reports that the exercises, conducted crossed the state’s 23 section authorities areas, produced abstracted sets of ward executives, cementing a disagreement that threatens the party’s cohesion up of the 2027 elections.

The SGF-aligned camp, led by Comrade Austin Agada, announced that existing ward executives were reaffirmed for different four-year term.

State Publicity Secretary, Daniel Ihomun described the congresses arsenic peaceful and conducted successful enactment with directives from the APC nationalist secretariat.

Meanwhile, the governor-aligned faction nether Benjamin Omale declared that caller ward executives emerged done a consensus-based predetermination process.

State Organising Secretary of the Alia-led faction, James Ornguga rejected claims of automatic reaffirmation, noting that enactment rules bash not let incumbents to proceed without caller elections.

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