All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, says it’s governorship candidate for the 2023 election in the state, remains Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia.
The clarification came amid speculation that the party has no candidate going by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s record.
Austin Agada, the party’s chairman in the state, said the speculation was being fueled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), adding the ruling party in the state is jittery over Alia’s intimidating popularity.
He said contrary to the rumour that the membership records of Vandeikya local government, where Alia hailed from was missing, everything is intact, adding that all the membership registers, across the 23 local government areas were submitted to INEC.
He said, “I say this with depth for confirmation that the 23 membership registration registers of our great party, were submitted to INEC.
“And I want to declare to reaffirm to the hearing of everybody and the Benue people that Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, remains the candidate of APC in Benue State.
“Only God can change his name as the candidate of our great party, and we believe that God has spoken through the people, and through the party that the candidature of Fr Alia is not just the voice of the people of our party, but the voice of the entire Benue populace.
“For us as a political party, we had given Benue people the assurance that we will do nothing but what the people want. We have done primaries, and the person that emerged is Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia.
“But I believe that for us to have a common course, and the common course is for us to see a new Benue; it is for us to see a Benue brought back to the track of development, and not the usual side of propaganda.
“The people out there, who are not politicians, have shouted it loud and clear that the man they want for this job now is no other person but Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia. It is our belief that we come together as a political party not to disappoint the people of Benue State.”
