Under the direction of former Senate President Ahmed Ebute, all Benue State elders of the Progressives Congress (APC) have intervened in the dispute involving Governor Hyacinth Alia and the chapter.

The governor was accused by the 23 APC local government chairmen of failing to advance the party in state affairs.

The APC chairmen also disassociated themselves from the make-up of the local council caretaker chairs.

 

The APC chairmen said Alia  does not pick phone calls and reply text messages .

 

They also alleged that the governor ignored members of APC and appointed members of opposition party , who worked against the ruling party at the polls as council chairmen.

 

But,  Benue APC elders, led by Ebute,  have called on the governor and party chieftains to reframe from making further comment on the crisis to allow for a peace resolution .

 

Rising from a meeting at the Government House Makurdi, the elders expressed concern that an issue which could have been resolved amicably by them was allowed to degenerate.

 

They frowned at the recourse to the social media, saying that it is not the best way to solve political crisis.

 

The former Senate President snd former National Chairman of the Peopes Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Barnabas Gemade,  Senator Joseph Akaagerger and Gen. Lawrence Onoja called on  the political actors to shield their sword for a peaceful solution.

 

Gemade dismissed social media reports that he held a zoom meeting with  Senator Iyorchia Ayu,  David Mark and Gabriel Suswam to woo  Alia into the PDP.