Nigerian Concord Newspaper
The leadership crisis rocking the Benue State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC has taken a different dimension as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume began lobby to return the dissolved state executive council of the party led by Comrade Austin Agada back to office.
Reports have it that the former governor of Benue State in his spirited efforts has met key national stakeholders of the party in Abuja to prevail over the National Executive Council of the ruling party to restore the Agada-led State Executive committee during the forthcoming NEC meeting in Abuja on December 15 and 16, 2025.
According to information, the SGF has made a case that the Chief Benjamin Omale-led Unity Caretaker Committee which was constituted by the immediate past national chairman of the party, Alhaji Umar Ganduje should not exceed a year in office.
“There are moves for the NEC of the party to terminate the Unity Caretaker Committee led by Chief Omale during the December 15 NEC meeting” a close associate of the SGF told this newspaper.
It was gathered that Senator Akume has also made a case that the party’s NEC after terminating the Unity Caretaker Committee should immediately restore the State Executive committee of the party led by Mr. Agada to complete its tenure while the party makes arrangements for its forthcoming Ward, local government and state congresses.
However, sources in the know said that Senator George Akume’s moves to ensure that the party terminates the Omale-led Caretaker Committee and restores Austin Agada-led Exco during the December 15 NEC meeting is not unconnected to his plots take over the structure of the party from Governor Hyacinth Alia.
Recall that the Benue State chapter of All Progressive Congress plunged into crisis ln 2023 as a result of the leadership crisis between the governor and the SGF.
While the SGF claims that he is the leader of the party in Benue state, the National Working Committee under Umar Ganduje recognized the governor as the leader of the party in the state.
The tussle of who controls the state chapter of the APC between Alia and Akume led to two parallel state executive committees in Benue state. While the Austin Agada-led Exco was loyal to the SGF, the Benjamin Omakolo-led Exco was loyal to the governor.
As that went on, the party NWC under Ganduje disbanded the Agada-led faction which is loyal to the SGF , and constituted a Unity Caretaker Committee led by Benjamin Omale. The Unity Caretaker Committee has however tried to bring the two factions together since it assumed duties.