Nigerian Concord Newspaper
The National Integrity Group (NIG) has expressed support for the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for officially recognizing Chief Benjamin Omale as the party chairman in Benue State.
At a press conference in Abuja, NIG commended APC National Chairman, Alhaji Umar Ganduje, and the NWC for resolving the leadership crisis in Benue APC by unveiling and inducting Omale into the Forum of APC State Chairmen during the party’s recent National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
NIG leaders, Dr. Chukwuemeka Nnamidi and Comrade Alaba Adebowale, highlighted Omale’s achievements, including ensuring peace upon assuming leadership and conducting smooth primaries for the Local Government elections in Benue.
The group, however, accused loyalists of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, of planning to disrupt public peace in Abuja through a protest scheduled for Friday at the APC National Secretariat.
NIG alleged that these Benue-based stakeholders, along with Abuja-based political allies, have already sought police approval for the protest, but the real intent is to cause chaos in Abuja, all in the name of opposing Omale’s leadership.
The group urged security agencies, especially the police and the Department of State Services (DSS), not to allow the protest, warning that the protesters intend to destabilize Abuja over a local political dispute.
Finally, the group called on the DSS to question Mr. Mathias Byuan, the Executive Director of Finance and Accounts at the Federal Housing Authority, for allegedly funding the planned protest.