…Demand another slot from Idoma/Igede axis

Scores of youths of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Benue South senatorial district have enjoined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ignore some elders from the zone opposed to the nomination of Prof. Joseph Utsev as a minister.

Led by Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, the youths called on the President to consider slot for the Idoma/Igede speaking people of Benue state.

Ogenyi argued that the appointment of Utsev President Tinubu was in line with extant provision of the law.

The group noted that the rejection of Mr Godday Samuel Adagboyi allegedly nominated by Chief Audu Ogbeh as as the choice of the Idoma/Igede people of Benue South did not come to them as a surprise since he worked against the APC in the 2923 general elections.

The group noted: “We read with great dismay, the press conference by some idoma/Igede older persons most of whom are not of the APC stock, people who never Campaign for the Party, some were even seen campaigning for other political parties and made statements on National television against the APC and voted against Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“When it was time to unite the Idoma/Igede nation, one Johnson Inalegwu Agada who was part of the 29th July, press conference, led a group of Idoma/Igede people in the guise of G-9 and went round candidates of opposition parties, a sabotage that heavily reduced the collective votes of our party in Zone C.

“Some of the persons including a former House of Representative Member Godday Samuel Adagboyi lost his re-election bid on the hill of his indecisive nature of campaigning for his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC.

“It was alleged that it was Godday Samuel Adagboyi who introduced Mr Peter Obi to Pastor Dr Paul Enenche, the reason why he refused to join the State Campaign team safe for his personal electioneering Campaign which he printed all his campaign materials without the picture of the President, Vice Governor or Senatorial Candidates of the APC. To the glory of God, he was the only House of Representatives candidate of APC who lost his election in Benue State.

“The elders abandoned the campaign completely, most of them voted against the APC during the elections and they are now the ones complaining about appointment. This is the reason why we preached synergy during the elections and the need to work wholeheartedly for the APC.

“While we sincerely wish the Idoma/Igede nation is given the opportunity to produce a Federal Minister, which is still possible with the second batch of ministerial nominee, we expect the elders to congratulate the Benue State nominee just as the leader of the party, Sen George Akume did when Comrade Abba Moro was appointed Minister during President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration with Sen. David Mark as Senate President. Both Mark and Abba are from zone c extraction.”