BENUE APC EXCO-ELECT DISOWN OMALE OMALE OVER PURPORTED CONSENSUS LIST.

BENUE APC EXCO-ELECT DISOWN OMALE OMALE OVER PURPORTED CONSENSUS LIST.

Ladies and Gentlemen!

We thank you all, particularly, esteemed members of our great party, APC, for the successful conduct of our state Congress which held on 16/10/2021 at Aper Aku Stadium here in Makurdi.

We are equally grateful to our party men and women who stayed through the night to participate in the congress, where we were all elected to serve our great party in our respective positions.

We are aware of some issues which have continued to generate mixed reactions from members of the public regarding the concluded state congress and we are confident that this Press Conference will help put the record straight and lay these issues to rest.
It is true that many of us purchased forms for different positions at the state Congress. It is also true that in all cases, consensus were reached except for the position of State Chairman that consensus couldnt be reached, leading to a full scale election in conformity with the party constitution/guidelines.

The result of the election to the state chairmanship position as announced by the Chief Returning Officer for the APC 2021 State Congress and Committee Chairman Rt. Hon. Mohammed Abubakar, is as follows:

Bar Omale Omale – 27
Hon. Austin Agada – 1385
Invalid votes – 5

Consequently, we wish to state as follows :
That we unreservedly disassociate ourselves from the purported list of exco members being paraded by Bar Omale Omale who clearly lost to Hon. Austin Agada at the state Congress.
It is an incurable absurdity that Bar Omale Omale who submitted himself to an election (as consensus couldnt be reached), at the Aper Aku stadium and was resoundingly rejected by an overwhelming majority of the delegates to the state congress, will turn around to lay false claims to the state chairmanship position of our party on the fictitious ground that he was the consensus candidate for the position.

We therefore call on the unsuspecting members of the public and teaming members of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Benue state, to discountenance the purported list which has Bar Omale Omale and our names as excos -elect of the party, as the authentic list is the one that has Hon. Austin Agada, who won by landslide at the congress, as the state chairman – elect of Benue APC.

We wish to also commend the teaming supporters of our party in the state for the restraint and calmness they have continued to exhibit, even in the face of provocation from some persons who are bent on embarrassing our great party and causing disaffection within the ranks. We urge them to continue to remain calm and law abiding.

We advise, Bar Omale Omale to retrace his steps and explore other internal mechanisms of the party provided by our constitution for resolving dispute.

Finally, we wish to congratulate Hon. Austin Agada on his election as the state chairman of APC in Benue and urge members of our great party in the state to continue to have faith in the firm and visionary leadership of Senator Dr George Akume as the party seeks a common ground to harmonize all our interests for a greater and stronger Benue APC.

Signed:

1. Rt. Hon. Dr. Stephen Tsav – Deputy Chairman
2. Rt. Hon. Paul Shinyo Biam – Secretary
3. Musa O. Alechenu Assistant Secretary
4. Barr. Vincent Tyoikaa Uji KSM
5. Hon. James Tor – Vice Chairman (Zone 😎
6. Bishop. Pinot Ogbaji – Vice chairman (Zone C)
7. Alahaji Mohammed Hassan – Treasurer
8. Jeremiah Kulungu- Assistant Treasurer
9. Barr. Fidelis Bemseer Mnyim – Legal Adviser
10. Hon. Ajoma Success – Assistant Legal Adviser
11. James Ornguga- Organizing Secretary
12. Chiahemba Terfa Emmanuel – Assistant Organizing Secretary
13. Hon. David Hangeior – Financial Secretary
14. Hon. Samuel Shagbaor – Assistant Financial Secretary
15. Comrade Daniel Terhemba Ihomun – Publicity Secretary
16. Hon. Adah Inalegwu Matthew- Assistant Secretary
17. Princess Nancy Awuese – Woman Leader
18. Mrs Member Dekara Achicha – Assistant Woman Leader
19. Cephas Terdindi Adoka – Youth Leader
20. Ajene Ocheyoda – Assistant Youth Leader
21. Hon. Benjamin Omakolo Abu – Welfare Secretary
22. Hon. Jimin Terungwa Joel – Assistant Welfare Secretary
23. Hon. Simon Aluor – Auditor
24. Hon. Ikoamo John Kukwa – Assistant Auditor
25. Hon. Agaba Titus Ukende – Physically Challenged Leader
26. Cyprian Terfa Iusa – Zonal Youth Leader (Zone A)
27. Comrade Jeremiah Aondohemba Asor – Zonal Youth Leader (Zone 😎
28. Comrade. Christopher Ogbole – Zonal Youth Leader (Zone C)
29. Mrs Rebecca Nguyan Washima – Zonal Woman Leader (Zone A)
30. Mrs. Christiana Yaa Tor – Zonal Woman Leader (Zone 😎
31. Mrs Esther Roberts Alechenu- Zonal Woman Leader ( Zone C)
32. Wuasom James Orphin – Ex- Officio I
33. Atim Tersur Desmond – Ex – Officio – II
34. Comrade Kwaghga Agasha – Ex-Officio III
35. Hon. Mrs Veronica Abdul Enyigwe – Ex – Officio IV