Benue APC crisis: Confusion as Alia, Akume disagree on peace meeting resolutions

A high-stakes bid gathering of the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Benue State ended successful disorder connected Sunday, arsenic Governor Hyacinth Alia and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, offered conflicting accounts of the resolutions reached.

The meeting, which was held astatine the Benue State Government House successful Makurdi, was convened to code the lingering situation rocking the enactment successful the state.

Addressing journalists aft the closed-door session, Senator Akume said stakeholders agreed connected the request to assistance automatic tickets to each elected APC officials, from the politician to members of the National and State Assemblies, arsenic portion of efforts to foster unity.

He described the determination arsenic a measurement toward inclusiveness and stableness wrong the party, noting that Governor Alia’s apology implicit the prolonged situation was a invited development.

“We privation everybody to person a place. We privation inclusiveness successful this party.”

But Governor Alia, successful a swift reaction, dismissed the claim, insisting that nary specified statement was reached.

He described the “automatic ticket” communicative arsenic a idiosyncratic sentiment oregon “pray...