Alia Dismisses Claims Of Missing From APC Governorship Clearance List

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has dismissed reports suggesting that his name was missing from the list of cleared All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants participating in today’s primary election.

The governor insisted that he was duly screened and cleared by the APC governorship screening committee headed by the party’s national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.

Alia said his name remains on the official list of cleared aspirants, countering circulating reports that had suggested otherwise.

Taking to his Facebook page on Thursday morning, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula, also dismissed the rumour, urging party members to disregard what he described as misinformation.

Kula, who described the governor as a “star man,” called on APC faithful to mobilise to ward centres and support the party’s direct primary process.

According to him, “Today is the favourite one Gov. Alia’s Day!! The Committee that screened sitting Governors of the APC was headed by the national chairman of the party, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda.”

He added, “The Committee that screened ‘the others’ was different. As such, this committee of ‘the others’ cannot publish the list of a more privileged committee that presided over the screening of sitting governors.”

Kula further stated, “Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia is a star man. During the exercise, the National Chairman referred to him rightly as his favourite governor. Today is the day. Let us go to our various ward centres and enforce consolidation. With Alia, Benue shall be great again.”

Meanwhile, conflicting lists of cleared APC governorship aspirants had earlier circulated online, with one version excluding Governor Alia and another including his name alongside four other aspirants.