Benue APC executives sacked by party’s NWC

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, sacked the leadership of the party in Benue State on Wednesday.

The NWC sacked the executives despite a Benue State High Court restraining the party from dissolving the Augustine Agada-led working committee.

The national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, announced the dissolution and also inaugurated a seven-man caretaker committee at the party’s national secretariat.

The members of the caretaker committee are Benjamin Omale (chairman), Prof. Ben Angwe (secretary), Richard Mzungweve, James Omguga, Terhemen Ngbea, Helen Agaigbe, and Ali Adah.

Ganduje stated: “The problem we are having in the state—factions, counter-factions, litigations, counter-litigations—these, the National Working Committee will not allow to continue.

“The party is an institution; you must be united. So in order to solve the problem, we followed our constitution and therefore the National Working Committee has today dissolved the Executive Committee.

“At the same time, the National Working Committee has approved the constitution of a seven-man Caretaker Committee to run the affairs of the party for the next six months.

“Also, since you are going for local government election, and the party is the only organ that can certify the candidature of any contestant, therefore, you are saddled with the responsibility of conducting primaries for those who intend to become chairmen and councillors of their local government areas.

“We urge you to unite and continue dialogue with major stakeholders so that we will bring all of you together so you can work together.”