The Political battle in Benue is also ongoing with Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia accusing federal lawmakers of compromising their integrity to orchestrate a damaging narrative against him.
The Benue State All Progressives Congress (APC) National Assembly members had accused the governor of undermining them and running the state in a dictatorial manner.
The caucus, led by Senator for Benue North-west, Titus Zam, alleged that Alia does not consult them on state matters, practices nepotism and also ignores their calls.
But Alia in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula denounced the claims, reminding the lawmakers that the presence of alia in the party, aided its chances in the general elections in Benue.
“It is quite ironic that Sen. Titus Zam, who could not win elections in his ward and Local Government, only got saved by the popularity of the “Yes Father” movement in the two major towns of (Makurdi and Gboko) for the Benue North West Senatorial District election, led this infamous group not to discuss issues that will bring more development to the state, but to descend on the governor by consistently referring to him during the press conference in a demeaning manner.
“It is even more laughable when Zam and his co-travellers insinuated that Rev. Fr. Alia came into “a stronger” APC for the election.
“But suffice to ask, when the Saint, who is also a Maitama drummer and orchestrator of the macabre music and his cohorts had pompously danced and campaigned for the same party in 2019, what was the outcome? Have they forgotten that the party barely managed to get one National Assembly seat out of 14? The party also got less than four out of 30 members in the Benue State House of Assembly,” he stated.
Kula, in the response, criticised the caucus for disparaging the governor instead of engaging in discussions beneficial to the state’s development.
