By Henry Ibya, Makurdi
The newly inaugurated state working committee, SWC, members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Benue State chapter, were barred from accessing the Secretariat when they went to the office to assume duties at the complex in Makurdi.
The building is allegedly owned by a leader of one of the factions and former governor of the state, Gabriel Suswam.
Addressing journalists after witnessing the scenario, newly elected Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State, Ezekiel Adaji, denied knowledge of any faction of the party in the state, describing development as an unfortunate.
He said the National Secretariat of the PDP, sent officials who supervised the election that brought him and others on board as members of the state working committee of the party in the state through a peaceful process of free and fair election.
According to the new Benue PDP Chairman, after election of the new executive members of the party were subsequently inaugurated, adding that on going to assume office in order to commence seriously activities of the party, they met the premises completely sealed off.
He said because the exco must have a place to operate as a Secretariat, they decided to meet other responsible major stakeholders of the party to find solution to the issue and appealed to loyal PDP members to remain calm.
Adaji who expressed disappointment in the character demonstrated by whoever is responsible for the closure of the former Secretariat called on party supporters to continue to believe in policies and programmes of the PDP, stating that Benue as a PDP state,his EXCO is prepared to work and push out Governor Alia who is only occupying government house presently as a tenant to bring the old good days when PDP was in government back to Benue people.
