The management disaster throughout the Benue Climate bankruptcy of the All Progressives Congress has resurfaced following the presence of former chairman Austin Agada at a up to date nationwide celebration assembly in Abuja the place nationwide chairman, Abdullah Ganduje used to be.
Reacting to Agada’s presence on the APC nationwide assembly, the Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr Benjamin Omale, in a observation issued on Thursday, accused Agada of gatecrashing the development for exposure.
He additionally described Agada as an “imposter” who i’m busy in a “sneak and snap show” to build a misconception of legitimacy.
The APC in Benue has been embroiled in an influence attempt between Governor Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Executive of the Federation, Senator George Akume.
In reaction, the celebration’s nationwide management dissolved the Agada-led circumstance operating committee and put in a caretaker committee led by way of Omale.
Then again, Agada challenged the verdict within the Benue Climate Prime Court docket, which reinstated him as chairman.
Regardless of the court docket ruling, Omale and his committee proceed to run the celebration’s affairs.
“Austin Agada now specializes in sneaking anywhere the APC National Chairman, Alhaji Ganduje, is holding meetings, standing behind him for a snapshot, and departing immediately,” Omale said.
He insisted that Agada used to be now not the celebration’s chairman, emphasizing that since his elimination, the caretaker committee had led the celebration to a landslide victory within the October 5, 2024, native govt elections.
“It is deeply concerning and deceptive that Austin Agada has continued to parade himself as the Chairman of APC Benue State, despite his removal,” Omale mentioned.
Pushing aside claims of Agada’s participation within the February 11 assembly, Omale asserted: “The fresh in his line of deceptive antics is his declare of attending a strategic assembly with the APC Nationwide Management and North Central Governors.
“We wish to categorically state that Austin Agada was neither invited nor was there any meeting convened that warranted his presence.”
Omale additional alleged that Agada “took photographs and is now using them to mislead the public.”
He confident celebration individuals that the nationwide management have been notified and measures had been being taken to block such occurrences going forward.
In a speedy reaction, Agada refuted Omale’s claims, insisting that he residue the duly elected chairman and used to be formally invited to the Abuja assembly.
A observation issued by way of the Agada-led faction’s Exposure Secretary, Daniel Ihomun, said: “In regards to the alleged attendance of a gathering on the Nationwide degree in Abuja, we want to circumstance unequivocally that the Chairman used to be duly invited and took part within the assembly in his capability because the professional Climate Chairman of the APC Benue Climate.
“The insinuation that he attended without an invitation is not only false but also a deliberate attempt to tarnish his reputation and undermine his leadership.”
Ihomun additional brushed aside Omale’s place, arguing that he’s now not a recognised member of the celebration in Benue.
“The celebration needs to circumstance obviously with out ambiguity that Benjamin Omale isn’t a member of the celebration in Benue Climate, as his title isn’t within the sign in of Onyagede-Ihaje Ward in Ohimini Native Executive Section.
“That Office of Unity Committee Chairman is an unknown position in the party and doesn’t exist in the APC Constitution 2022 as Amended,” the observation added.