JOHN CHARLES writes on the many court cases against the All Progressives Congress in Benue State and its now ousted governorship candidate, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia
that the allegation was not new, but described the reason for their grievances as the impunity of the leader of the party in the state.
“This is a direct insult to me. Here is somebody who I led into politics. By 1992, I was already in the National Assembly. I led his campaign in 1998 and this man thinks I am not connected enough to get money to run in an election and what even annoyed me was when he said I came to cause confusion. While some believe that the PDP governorship candidate, Uba, is not sellable, there is also the fear of the Catholic priest, who the masses believe can uproot the ruling party in the state. This, many believed, could have propelled the ruling PDP and its candidate to drag Alia to court.
Asked if the PDP also took such interests in the other parties’ primaries that produced governorship candidates in the state, Iortyom said aside the APC, other parties in the state followed the right step in conducting their primaries. “It is not so much about the person of Alia, but the yearning of the people for a source of hope, for leadership that will restore values, pride and dignity. So, anybody that personifies that, the people of Benue State are ready to go for such a person.
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