APC Sets aside suspension of Gemade, Others in Benue

The All Progressives Congress has set aside the suspension of Barnabas Gemade and six others by the Benue State chapter of the party.

In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, said the suspension has been halted pending review of the allegations by the National Working Committee,

The APC in Benue had on Wednesday announced the suspension of Mr Gemade and others for alleged anti-party activities.

Mr Gemade is a former senator, who contested the governorship primary election against Hyacinth Alia who is now the Benue State governor-elect.

The former senator was accused of working against the party because he lost his polling unit, ward and local government area to the opposition.

APC SUSPENDS TWO FOR ANTI PARTY ACTIVITIES IN BENUE

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue State chapter has suspended Senator Barnabas Gemade, Terhemba Shija and some Ward Chairmen for anti -Party activities.

The State Chairman of the Party, Austin Agada who announced the suspension of the duo during the Party’s expanded stakeholders meeting in Makurdi disclosed, that Senator Gemade and Terhemba Shija who were both Governorships aspirants of the Party in the just concluded 2023 elections were working with the peoples Democratic party PDP to ensure that APC did not have a candidate following their rejection by the people at the primaries.

He say the two aspirants have been conniving with PDP to date, to frustrate the Governor elect, lamenting a situation where an aspirant in the same Party will drag the Party candidate to Court to ensure that it does not have a candidate.

He said, “the duo are hereby suspended and refer to the facts finding and displinary Committee for further investigations”

The Party also suspended other Five ward executives In Konshisha and Obi from for anti Party activities and refer same to the facts finding and displinary Committee.