A former chieftain of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, John Akperashi, has said the average Benue man sees
the party as “a Miyetti Allah party that has preference for cows over human
beings”.
He said this while noting that
the ruling party has more values for cows than human beings.
Speaking with journalists in
Makurdi, the Benue State capital, Akperashi admonished the State Governor,
Samuel Ortom to seek an alternative platform to actualise his second term
aspiration, otherwise he would lose woefully.
The former APC chieftain also
said all indices are against the Governor, who “has no structure in the party”.
He said, “To an average Benue
person, the APC is seen as Miyetti Allah party that has preference for cows
over human beings.
“The party lacks credibility and
is insensitive to the plight of the people.
“I know very well that Governor
Ortom is not comfortable in the APC. If he is pretending, then that is his own
problem. It is either he is just playing along or playing to the gallery. He is
just buying time to take his decision and at the appropriate time, he will just
leave.
“But he has the resources so he
can do whatever he likes at any time but some of us are still growing. [Looking
at] what is obtainable in the APC, I do not see him winning elections.”
Akperashi added that the
Governor, should he switch parties, has a bright chance of securing his second
term because of his stance against the killings in the state, which prompted
the enactment of the anti-open grazing law.
“Yes, he has done his best and I give him
kudos for that,” he said. “I have said it often that put Suswam and Ortom, he
has done well more than the former in terms of protecting the lives of his
people and fighting herdsmen because of the law he collaborated with Benue
people to sign.”
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