Benue PDP Congresses On Hold: Abuja Officials Driven Out By Dissatisfied Party Members

Benue PDP Congresses On Hold: Abuja Officials Driven Out By Dissatisfied Party Members

Protests by disgruntled members halted the Local Government congresses of the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday. The unrest was triggered by allegations of alterations to the list from the recent ward congresses and the diversion of congress materials……. CONTINUE READING 

Confusion has plagued the party since the inconclusive ward congresses in July. The list of candidates released to party stakeholders in Makurdi on Friday did not match the one collated during the ward congresses.

A tense atmosphere surrounded the party secretariat, where security personnel were stationed to prevent a breakdown of law and order. Several youths, believed to be political thugs, gathered at the secretariat, chanting solidarity songs.

Party stakeholders and members remained at the secretariat, anxiously awaiting the arrival of electoral officials from Abuja. The recent ward congresses have sparked significant turmoil due to suspensions and counter-suspensions of members accused of anti-party activities.

When the electoral officials finally arrived, chaos ensued. Protests erupted as members blocked the distribution of materials for the local government congresses and demanded the list of candidates and results from the ward congresses, which the officials were unable to provide.

Amid the turmoil, the electoral officers from Abuja were forced to leave the secretariat. The caretaker chairman of the party, AVM Napoleon Bali, and his committee members fled the scene in a convoy, heading to an undisclosed location.

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