new APC Emerges in Benue State
According to a report published by Daily Trust, on Tuesday, a fresh faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state now known as ‘new APC’ has emerged yesterday with the current Chairman of Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) in the state, Baba Agan claiming its leadership.
According to the report the leadership crisis bedeviling the party worsened on the weekend as prominent party members were said to have staged a walk-out on the harmonisation meeting called to pave way for an interim leadership of the party in the state.
Daily Trust further reported that it gathered that meeting which held Sunday evening at Royal Choice hotel, Makurdi by both faction of the APC in the state appointed the Senate Minority Leader, George Akume as chairman, harmonisation committee of the party.
But, Akume was said to have altered the position and named one of his loyalists, Barr. Targema Takema to chair the 15-man yet to be named interim executive members expected to harmonise the merging opposition parties in the state.
The development was said to have provoked a counter reaction from some among the 39 leaders of the party in attendance who felt belittled by the choice of Takema because he had never held any position either in the state or at the national level throughout his participation in party politics.
Read more at Daily Trust
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| Senate Minority Leader, George Akume |
According to the report the leadership crisis bedeviling the party worsened on the weekend as prominent party members were said to have staged a walk-out on the harmonisation meeting called to pave way for an interim leadership of the party in the state.
Daily Trust further reported that it gathered that meeting which held Sunday evening at Royal Choice hotel, Makurdi by both faction of the APC in the state appointed the Senate Minority Leader, George Akume as chairman, harmonisation committee of the party.
But, Akume was said to have altered the position and named one of his loyalists, Barr. Targema Takema to chair the 15-man yet to be named interim executive members expected to harmonise the merging opposition parties in the state.
The development was said to have provoked a counter reaction from some among the 39 leaders of the party in attendance who felt belittled by the choice of Takema because he had never held any position either in the state or at the national level throughout his participation in party politics.
Read more at Daily Trust
new APC Emerges in Benue State
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