Benue State Governor, Mr Alia, condemns assault by federal lawmakers and accuses them of compromising their integrity. He also defends his membership of the APC and criticizes the Benue State APC Caucus for undermining him.
Mr Alia, in a statement on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, condemned the “blatant and unwarranted assault” on him and accused the federal lawmakers of compromising their integrity to orchestrate a damaging narrative against him. He also said his membership of the APC helped the party win the general elections in Benue . The Benue State APC Caucus at the National Assembly had on Thursday accused the governor of undermining them and running the state in a dictatorial manner.
The caucus, led by Titus Zam, the senator for Benue North-west, alleged that Mr Alia does not consult them on state matters and also ignores their calls. It also accused the governor of nepotism. Members of the caucus, who are loyal to a former governor of the state and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume,Mr Kula, in the response, criticised the caucus for disparaging the governor instead of engaging in discussions beneficial to the state’s developmen
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