Benue APC crisis festers as Agada-led exco nominates 23 chairmanship, 276 councilorship candidates for LG polls

The Austin Agada-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has nominated 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship candidates for the forthcoming local government election scheduled for October 5th in the state.

The exercise took place in all the ward headquarters across the 23 local government areas of the state on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

In a statement Monday in Abuja, the Agada faction said the primary election was conducted through consensus/affirmations in most local governments and council wards.

Speaking on the development, Hon. Samuel Atsuku, who participated in the primary election in Tarka Local Government, attributed the success of the party’s primary election largely to the commitment of stakeholders in the local government area.

Atsuku thanked the people, particularly party faithful, for conducting themselves and the exercise peacefully.

He congratulated the chairmanship candidate of Tarka Local Government, Hon. Koryave Isaac Aondaver, and all councillorship candidates who emerged from the nomination exercise.

In Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Hon. Simon Aluor, who also took part in the primaries, said that APC has set a good example in orderliness and peace, and thanked party faithful for their trust in the APC.

In Gboko, the primaries ended on a peaceful note as Hon. Basil Yina emerged as the party flag bearer in the forthcoming local government election.

In Otukpo, the party faithful in the area voted in affirmation of their preferred chairmanship aspirant, Oleho Augustine. Party members turned out in large numbers and queued behind the chairmanship candidate to affirm their support for his candidature.

Speaking shortly after the exercise, the APC Party Chairman of Guma Local Government, Hon. Lazarus Asema, described the process as peaceful and lauded the leadership of the APC in the state for effective leadership and proper organization.

In their separate interactions with the media, Hon. Abua Yaji and Hon. Fidelis Audu expressed their satisfaction with the process and commended stakeholders in the local governments for the successful primary election.