{"id":109423,"date":"2024-02-03T21:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T20:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/akume-vs-alia-battle-for-supremacy-tears-benue-apc-apart"},"modified":"2024-02-03T23:25:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T22:25:23","slug":"akume-vs-alia-battle-for-supremacy-tears-benue-apc-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/akume-vs-alia-battle-for-supremacy-tears-benue-apc-apart","title":{"rendered":"Akume vs Alia: Battle for supremacy tears Benue APC apart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The end seems not in sight in the crisis rocking the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n

The party has been embroiled in a leadership crisis since the inception of the new government led by Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia.<\/p>\n

Alia\u2019s alleged cold war with the party\u2019s state leader and the current Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has caused a deep division within the party, with members taking sides.<\/p>\n

While the state party chairman, Austin Agada, and majority of the members of the executive committee remain loyal to Akume, few others pitched their tents with Alia.<\/p>\n

Agada, who is firmly with Akume, has been a fierce critic of the state governor, and this could be linked to his current ordeal.<\/p>\n

Recently, Dan Onjeh, the APC senatorial candidate in the 2023 Benue South election, submitted a petition against Agada to the APC national leadership, accusing him of working against the party during the last election.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the former Ward Chairman of Ehaje 1, Owukpa, who is now a Supervisory Councillor with Ogbadibo LGA, announced Agada\u2019s suspension, but the national body quickly nullified the suspension, instructing the party to stay action pending a review.<\/p>\n

However, in a dramatic turn of events on Thursday, Benjamin Omakolo, the State Welfare Secretary was purportedly announced as the acting chairman of the party in the state.<\/p>\n

However, the party\u2019s disciplinary committee in Apa LGA later suspended Omakolo, for alleged misappropriation of funds, gross insubordination and consistent non-payment of party dues.<\/p>\n

That the governor has aligned himself with Omakolo and is actively working to reverse his suspension.<\/p>\n

According to sources, the governor no longer supports Agada as the party chairman, aiming to replace him with Omakolo, the State Welfare Secretary.<\/p>\n

This became evident on Friday as a State High Court in Makurdi restrained Agada from parading himself as the chairman of the party.<\/p>\n

This is in complete defiance of the National Working Committee\u2019s position that Agada remains the \u201cbonafide\u201d State Chairman.<\/p>\n

The source told our reporter, \u201cThings have really fallen apart in the APC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governor now sees Austin Agada as an obstacle to his goal of sidelining Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and leader of Benue Politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe agenda is to remove Agada and install Omakolo as the acting State Chairman.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, as we speak, there are alleged underground plans for the party executives in Igoro, Apa LGA, to openly deny authorising the suspension of the State Welfare Secretary, Omakolo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are being lured to Government House to grant a press conference to deny that they authored the suspension.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is coming barely 24 hours after an attack on Agada at the party secretariat, during which he was whisked away by the police.<\/p>\n

Joseph Akoh, a party member in Ogbadibo, expressed concern about the challenges facing Agada within the party.<\/p>\n

He noted that certain elders from Benue South appear to have distanced themselves from Agada, describing it as regrettable.<\/p>\n

Akoh lamented the potential consequences of removing Agada, emphasizing his pivotal role in securing the state for the APC and winning numerous seats in the recently concluded general elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are formidable forces working against Agada within our party, and it\u2019s a matter of concern. The abandonment by some Benue South elders is truly regrettable.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s disheartening to see Agada facing opposition from various quarters within the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that certain elders have abandoned him is a cause for concern,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, another party source blamed Agada for his woes, accusing him of disrespecting the governor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you like it or not, Alia is the governor of Benue State. But the party chairman has not hidden his disloyalty.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are the governor, you won\u2019t just sit by and watch the chairman of your own party show such a level of disrespect to you,\u201d the concerned party member said in confidence.<\/p>\n

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