Nigerian Concord Newspaper
There are fears in the political family of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume as some pressure groups have called on the sack of the former Benue state governor as the Chief scribe of the federal government.
The groups are calling on President Bola Tinubu to relief Akume of his position as the SGF as a result of the continued political crisis in the state. There has been crisis between Senator Akume and Governor Hyacinth Alia over who controls the structure of the state chapter of All Progressive Congress.
While the party’s National Working Committee led by a former governor of Kano state, Umar Ganduje recognizes Alia as the leader of the party in Benue, some federal lawmakers and appointees of President Tinubu from Benue state recognize Senator George Akume as the party leader.
Just last weekend, it was alleged that some political thugs and security agents attached to Senator Akume made an assassination attempt on the life of Governor Alia during the burial of an elder statesman, Paul Unongo in Kwande.
But reacting to the attack yesterday, a political group known as Benue Renaissance Group called on President Bola Tinubu to sack Akume and replace him with another Benue indigene.
Also, reacting yesterday, the newly-inaugurated Gubernatorial Liaison Officers across the twenty three local government areas of Benue state called for Akume’s replacement as a result of an allegation that the embattled SGF sponsored an attack on the lives of the governor and two of his associates, Chief Livinus Tsar and Moses Ternenge.
Recently, a group had charged the president to caution the SGF for instigating the EFCC to arrest Livinus Tsar over trumped-up charges just because of his loyalty to Governor Hyacinth Alia.
Meanwhile in their separate statements, both groups condemned the attack on the lives of the governor and his associates at Paul Unongo’s burial, adding that the SGF should explain to the people of Benue state why the ugly incident happened immediately he arrived the venue of the burial.
Both groups wondered why the former senator is working against the party that worked for Bola Tinubu to be president of the country. They said he must explain why he wants to end the reign of the same party that gave him the position of the SGF that he enjoys today.