Philip Agbese, deputy spokesperson of the house of representatives, says some members in the All Progressives Congress (APC) were invited to “come and eat”.
Agbese said this on Sunday in reaction to the victory the
APC recorded during Saturday’s rerun election to conclude the tussle for Guma 1
constituency in the Benue house of assembly.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
declared APC’s Terwase Uche as winner of the election after he polled 5,289
votes to defeat Geoffrey Jimin of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored
4,134 votes.
Speaking on behalf of the Benue APC national assembly caucus
on Sunday, in Abuja, Agbese said the party won the election because of the
leadership of George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation
(SGF).
“We were in receipt of credible intelligence about high
tensioned forces within the party, which should have originally added efforts
to support the labour of original APC men and women, led by our Member, RT.
Hon. Dickson Tarkighir; but rather, deployed the resources of the party and the
collective patrimony of the people to fight the people and sabotage their
genuine labour,” the lawmaker said.
“But for the timely guidance and congent leadership provided
by the leader of the party, Senator George Akume and the state chairman,
Comrade Austin Agada, the story would have been different.
“Now, the Benue people have known the truth. The APC as a
party has also seen the difference between genuine party men and those who were
invited to come and eat.
“And in all these,
too, we must acknowledge the leveled playing ground provided by the electoral
umpire, INEC, the professional and civil manners the security agencies
conducted themselves during the election and the level of cooperation from the
participants and their agents.”
The lawmaker said Benue people “have reached a higher stage
of political awareness”.
“It spells a good future for the state. It means future
elections will toll this pattern of peace, freeness, fairness and credibility,”
he said.
“The electorate too must be commended.”
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