APC Overturns Benue Chairman’s Suspension

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the suspension of Augustine Agada, the chairman of the Benue State chapter.

This decision comes just 24 hours after Agada faced suspension by executive members of APC Ehaje Ward 1 in Ogbadibo Local Government Area, following a vote of no confidence.

Agada was accused of anti-party activities. The ward chairman, Godwin Abah, and seven others claimed that the embattled chairman ignored their summons for questioning.

In response, Agada, undeterred by the suspension, said that the signatory exco member had lost leadership status since December 10, 2023, and emphasized adherence to the party’s constitutional procedures for disciplining members.

However, on Wednesday the APC’s NWC, through a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, declared the suspension null and void.

The party directed a temporary halt on all related actions, pending further review and decision by the NWC.

The statement further affirmed Agada as the bonafide chairman of the Benue State APC, while highlighting the internal dynamics within the party.

It read, “The attention of the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress has been drawn to media reports of the purported suspension of the party’s Chairman in Benue State, Mr Augustine Agada, by party executives in his Ehaje Ward 1, Owukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of the state.

“The party has directed that the said suspension and all related actions in the matter be, and are hereby, set aside pending further review and decision of the party’s National Working Committee on the matter.

“Therefore, Mr Augustine Agada remains a bonafide member and the chairman of the Benue State chapter of our party.”