- Says Appeal Panel Lacks Powers to Cancel Primary Election
Attah Ede, Makurdi
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Benue State on Sunday, said that Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia still remains the party’s Governorship candidate, stressing that nothing has changed.
The party further maintained that the governorship primary election which was conducted on 26/5/ 2022 across
276 wards in the State using the direct method, produced Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia who scored the highest number of vaid votes, still stands acceptable by the leadership of the party.
A statement by State Publicity Secretary of APC in the State, Daniel Ihomun, said it became pertinent to clear the air about the fake news making round on social media that the governorship primary appeal panel had cancelled the Governorship primary.
He explained that, an appeal panel by a political party lacks the powers to cancel any primary election
The statement read in part: “We read a fake, Malicious and concocted report on Social Media which is designed to call to question the transparent, free and fair Governorship Primary Election recently conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State, that was won cleanly and comprehensively by Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia.
“Ordinarily, we wouldn’t have responded to this fake report and concocted tissue of lies. However, we want to set the record straight and disabuse the minds of our teeming supporters and the people Benue state.
“We wish to make the following points very clear to our members and good people of Benue state;
“That the purported report is fake and have no substance while an appeal panel by a political party lacks the powers to cancel any primary election and so, the election that produced the Candidature of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia is valid and reflects the wishes of majority of APC members across Benue State.
“Rev. Fr. Alia remains the flag bearer of our party in Benue State and poised to take victory from the weaken and perforated Umbrella Party”.
Ihomun urged the teeming members of APC across the state to disregard the information and continue to support and have faith in the APC, adding that Fr. Alia has been chosen by the majority of APC members and no amount of blackmail, lies and cooked up propaganda against his candidacy will see the light of day.
He assured that APC is more than ready to take back Benue and to bring development to the state which has suffered the worst mal-administration since it’s creation.
“The APC through Rev. Fr Alia will wipe away the pains of nonpayment of salaries and pension, create jobs and employment, provide critical infrastructure and above all return Benue state to the path of growth and development.
“Those who have stolen our Commonwealth, brought hunger, pain and sadness to our people should know that the day of reckoning is near. Their smear campaign, mud-slinging and campaign of calumny won’t stop the tsunami that is about to consume them”.
