Benue APC Says Suspension Of Party Members Stands

The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Austin Agada, says the recent suspension of Senator Barnabas Gemade, Prof. Terhemba Shija and others by the state chapter of the party stands despite the reported nullification of the order by the national secretariat of the party.

Agada insisted that he has not received any communication from the national secretariat and would not act on rumours.

The Chairman made the clarification weekend in Makurdi shortly after inaugurating the Chief Terlumun Akputu-led fact-finding and disciplinary committee to investigate the anti-party activities of the suspended members and another on the commissioning of the remodeled state secretariat of the party led by Terver Aginde.

“If you claim the statement nullifying the suspension order is in the media, well I have not seen it, I am not aware, our party does not communicate like that.

"We communicate directly through the office of the Chairman to every other member of the party. Moreover who signed the statement?

“How would you sign a statement when we have just inaugurated a committee and we have not even forwarded to the secretariat the decision of the state chapter? So on what premise were they acting?

“So maybe it is one of these market creations. For me, I feel that on Monday or Tuesday I will be

"Communicating officially to the national secretariat the decision reached by our party in Benue State.

“If you claim the statement nullifying the suspension order is in the media, well I have not seen it, I am not aware, our party does not communicate like that.

"We communicate directly through the office of the Chairman to every other member of the party. Moreover who signed the statement?

“How would you sign a statement when we have just inaugurated a committee and we have not even forwarded to the secretariat the decision of the state chapter? So on what premise were they acting?

“So maybe it is one of these market creations. For me, I feel that on Monday or Tuesday I will be communicating officially to the national secretariat the decision reached by our party in Benue State."