From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Benue State Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia on Thursday met with leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to resolve the lingering conflict between the duo.
Governor Alia and the party have been at each other’s jugalar since the inception of his administration over tussle for supremacy and superiority. The battle led to a harvest of suspension of key actors in the Alia administration including the Secretary to the State Government and advisers.
The meeting wXhich was held at the Tinubu house (APC Secretariat) behind closed doors lasted for several hours.
Speaking with newsmen at the end of thr meeting, Govermot Alia said there was every need for all the parties to come together for the unity of purpose, stressing that no one is leaving the APC.
“We are here to correct some frivolities that are going on in the social media and at the end of the meeting the chairman was able to make some pronouncements over the suspension of certain persons in the party and all that.
“The primary aim is to give us a good sense of oneness, unity, and that of unity of purpose that when we come together we become more of a force.
“And also that we have a number of projects that we are executing and I wouldn’t want any distraction from any angle at all.
“So it is very meaningful that we all plegde our loyalty to the APC and that no one is leaving APC and that we are all one and working for the greatness of APC and we don’t want any distraction from any angle whatsoever.”he said
Similarly,the Benue Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has overturned the indefinite suspension splashed on some Gov Hyacinth Alia’s appointees and other loyalists.
The State Chairman of the party, Comrade Austin Agada disclosed this at the end of the Emergency meeting of the State Executive Committee of the party and the 23 Local Government party chairmen in Makurdi.
Comrade Agada said the meeting overturned the suspension issued to all party members in the State and further passed a vote of confidence on Governor Hyacinth Alia.
