Benue: APC defeat won’t change my support for Alia — Onjeh

Daniel Onjeh has yet breached his soundlessness aft losing retired successful the All Progressives Congress (APC) superior election, describing the result arsenic a lawsuit of “pure equine trading” portion clearing Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Iormem Alia, of immoderate blame.

Even with the setback, Onjeh reiterated his loyalty to the governor, applauding his benignant of governance and expressing readiness to enactment his second-term ambition.

Reacting to the APC superior exercise, Onjeh said the circumstances surrounding his decision were products of governmental negotiations that were extracurricular Governor Alia’s control.

In a connection released soon aft the primaries, the erstwhile aspirant explained that aft reviewing the full process, helium came to the decision that the result was driven by governmental interests alternatively than the governor’s nonstop involvement.

“The APC primaries person travel and gone. I person travel to recognize that what happened to maine was purely equine trading and genuinely beyond His Excellency, Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia,” helium stated.

Although helium expressed disappointment implicit the behaviour of the primaries, Onjeh insisted that the politician had remained focused connected governance and improvement successful the state.

He noted that portion the APC whitethorn person fallen abbreviated politically, Governor Alia’s committedness to delivering bully governance had remained in...