Benue APC Chieftain Dumps Party, Alleges Imposition Of Guber Candidate

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Dr Joseph Kum Asan on Thursday announced the resignation of his membership from the party.

In a letter of resignation addressed to the Mbayongo Council Ward Chairman of the party in Vandeikya local government area, Dr Asan accused its leadership of imposing a governorship candidate on the people.

Asen stated in the letter that the recent developments showed that the APC had been turned into an instrument of political mechanisation by a segment of the party’s leadership.

He described the imposition of a gubernatorial candidate on Kunav people and Benue State at large as totally unacceptable.

According to the APC chieftain, Fr Hyacinth Alia shall not have any political post-tenure value to his people, stressing that he considered it a conspiracy against the Kunav nation by the leadership of APC in the state.

“Since I could not be party to the conspiracy, I have no choice than to look for a viable political vehicle to actualize my objectives.

“My resignation from the APC is in good faith, I resigned to safeguard the Kunav political independence and my self esteem,” he said.

Naija News reports top governorship contenders on the platform of APC in Benue State including Senator Barnabas Gemade, Chief Mike Aondoakaa and Prof Terhemba have continued to reject the guber primary election conducted by the party in the state, insisting that the process was a sham as no election took place.