APC kicks against dissolution of Benue LG structures

The ruling All progressives Congress (APC) has directed the Mr. Benjamin Omale led caretaker committee not to dissolve the 23 local councils executive committees of the party.

The decision followed a closed door meeting held between the Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje led national working committee (NWC) and the caretaker committee members held on Tuesday at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.

APC’s Deputy national women leader, Hajia Zainab Ibrahim who briefed reporters at the end of the parley stated that the caretaker committee was told in clear terms not to deviate from its terms of reference.

“Their terms of reference as stated by the APC is administer the party in Benue State for six months and also to conduct the election for the forthcoming local government elections. It is also part of their mandate to constitute the logistics that will conduct the elections from the LG to the ward level. And this has been clearly stated to them,” she stated.

“They have no business dissolving, of course, dissolving any committee. Their terms of reference has been clearly stated and they have been asked not to go beyond their terms of reference.”

Recall that the Ganduje had last week inaugurated the 7 member caretaker committee led by Omale drawn from the conflicting interests groups at loggerhead with each other in the state on the running of the party.

The Kano born politician argued that the party had to wade in since it cannot sit and watch the crisis rocking the Benue state chapter to subsist with the local councils election around the corner.

“We cannot allow the problem of factions, litigations and counter-litigations to continue. The NWC would not allow that to continue. The party must be united,” he said.