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APC to Alia: Stop Attacks on SGF Akume

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue State Chapter has strongly condemned what it perceives as deliberate efforts by Governor Hyacinth Alia and his appointees to undermine the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Dr. George Akume. In a comprehensive statement issued by Daniel Ihomun, the APC’s State Publicity Secretary, the party criticized the governor’s purported involvement in orchestrating recent calls for Akume’s removal from office.

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Agada’s Reinstatement: ₦3 Billion Appeal Court Manipulation Alert

Agada’s Reinstatement: ₦3 Billion Appeal Court Manipulation Alert

The political turbulence in the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensified with allegations that Governor Hyacinth Alia is orchestrating a ₦3 billion scheme to manipulate the judiciary in the reinstatement case of Comrade Austin Agada as State Chairman. Sources reveal that the governor has allegedly directed local governments to raise ₦100 million each while extracting ₦700 million from state coffers to fund this effort.

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Alia Barred Tinubu from Delivering Eulogy at Unongo’s Burial

The burial of the late Paul Unongo in Kwande Local Government Area, his ancestral home, took a dramatic political turn. Paul Unongo, a respected elder statesman and former Minister of Steel Development, was known for championing unity and fairness in Nigerian politics.

The ceremony was overshadowed by reports that Governor Hyacinth Alia orchestrated moves to prevent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s eulogy from being delivered. Angry youths, however, resisted the attempt to stop the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, from delivering Tinubu’s speech.

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