Heavily armed security personnel yesterday took over the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State which supposed to be the venue for an expanded stakeholders’ caucus meeting convened by the state chairman of the party, Comrade Austin Agada.
The state publicity secretary of the party, Daniel Ihomun, had earlier invited the concerned stakeholders of the party, notifying them of the meeting slated for March 1 and 3 at the party’s secretariat in Makurdi.
However, the meeting was stopped as security personnel paraded routes leading to the secretariat located at JS Tarka Way to stop anyone access it.
The Chief of Staff to the governor, Paul Biam, earlier in a statement addressed to the Commissioner of Police said; “I write to inform you that the executive governor of Benue State Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has banned all political gatherings in any form, be it inter or intra party or groups in Benue State till further notice.
This according to the statement became necessary following intelligence reports on the volatility of the security atmosphere in the state, and advised him to enforce the directive.
A large number of Governor Alia’s supporters were seen on ground to ensure that the security personnel did not allow access to the secretariat, according to members.
