2023: Benue South APC leaders reject Alia, Ode, withdraw form campaign council

APC bigwigs from Benue South, aka Zone C selected into the just released list of Benue APC Campaign Council have collectively withdrawn their membership of the team, citing imposition by party leadership.

In a statement by the State Publicity Secretary of the group, Barr Akor Ikwuoche in a press release titled; G-9 Benue South Rejects Appointments Of Its Members Into The APC Governorship Campaign Council, the group said the rejection was to against imposition and to maintain the sanctity of their ideological conviction and commitment to defending the pride and dignity of the Idoma nation.

The statement reads; “The leadership of G-9 Benue South Progressives Forum, on behalf of its esteemed members, wishes to inform the APC leadership in Benue State that all its members appointed into the APC Governorship Campaign Council in the State have collectively declined their appointments. This collective decision of the members is to maintain the sanctity of their ideological conviction and commitment to defending the pride and dignity of the Idoma nation.

This action does not in any way mean withdrawal of support for the APC or its Candidates by G-9 or the affected members, however, the group considers it immoral to accept any appointment under the current state leadership which has no respect for APC stakeholders in Idoma land when it comes to running the State affairs.

The G-9 has in several agitations demanded that the Tiv-controlled State leadership of the party allow the Idoma people to decide their political affairs by themselves and not by imposition from the Tiv leaders but all that outcry meant nothing to the state leadership. It will therefore amount to greater insult on the Idoma people if Idoma leaders accept responsibility under a leadership that does not accord the Idoma people any iota of dignity or fair share.

Accordingly, all the underlisted members of G-9 who were recently appointed into the APC governorship Campaign Council in Benue state have, by this correspondence, rejected their appointments and have withdrawn their membership of the Campaign Council.

1. Hon Chief Nelson Alapa- No 15

2. Comr Abba Yaro – No 16

3. Engr Morgan Okwoche – No 67

4. Hon Theresa Odachi Ikwue – No 74

5. Engr Austin Oleho – No 82

Directorates Religions Affairs 1:

6. Hon. Bernard Ochepa – No iii

Expanded Operations 6:

7. Hon. Michael Oglegba – No iii

Expanded Operations 7:

8. Barr Akor Ikwuoche No i

Expanded Operations 9: