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18/10/2024

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20/08/2024

MBAIVENDE PDP STAKEHOLDERS, ELDERS REVIEWED THE CHOICE OF CONCENSUS CANDIDATE FOR STATE AUDITOR IN THE AREA.
~~as Hon. Adekwagh Tivkaa Adex favoured by Zoning

Earlier today the stakeholders, elders and party faithfuls of the people's democratic party (PDP) cut across the two council wards of Mbaawe and Mbaaka that makes up Mbaivende in Ushongo local government, convened a meeting at Lobi Kartyo the headquarters of Mbaawe council ward to look into the controversies surrounding the choice of a certain concensus candidate for the state auditor of PDP.

In his opening remarks, the PDP chairman of Mbaawe council ward explained that they have decided to converned the meeting to critically review the crisis bedevilling the party in the area after a purported choice of a certain candidate for the Post of the state auditor of the party was made and urged the party stakeholders to look into it and find ways of resolving the issue.

Responding an elder of the party, Hon. Julius Shaukpar explained that the issue of the concensus candidate has generated alot of controversies in the area and opined that the two candidates should be allowed to test the ground and who so ever that will be lucky will bring it home.

Contributing on the matter, a former PDP house of Representatives contender for Kwande/Ushongo in the last general election, Hon. Peter Abayol decried the lack of Truth and transparency in the party adding that most sons and daughters of the area are scared of coming home to contribute to the development of the area and governance because of lack of Truth in handling issues.

Hon. Abayol explained that he has carefully enquired about the zoning of the state auditor position in the area and discovered that the Mbajoho of Mbaaka where the position is zoned to has only three clans of Mbajoughul, Mbaatende, and Onmbakuha and going by the sharing formula, the Mbajoughul being the elderst of them all is to enjoy the position first and wondered why any right thinking group will leave the elder that is supposed to benefit first and zoned the position to the younger and appealed to the elders and stakeholders to do the right thing in order to restore the confidence of the people in the party.

In their separate remarks, Hon. Chi-Chi Abayol, Hon. Fabian Nayongo , Hon. Joe Ngiegba, Hon. Agba Mbachilin, among others called on the party in the area to follow a clear template on the choice of a concensus candidate to prevent further crises that will prevent the party in the area from loosing out completely from the election.

After listening to voices of reasons from party members, Elder. Shaukpar Julius apologized for his earlier stands to feature two candidates and withdrew his earlier statement, promising to collaborate with other stakeholders to look into the matter and resolve it amicably.

The party stakeholders resolved that they will reconvene the meeting on another date and ensure that all the two contenders for the position are in attendance to be able to take a definite position that will be satisfactory to both parties.

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30/06/2024

POLITICS: Council Chairman Reportedly Stops Thanksgiving Service in Honour of SGF

The Caretaker Chairman of Guma Local Government, Hon. Unongu Simon, has suspended the thanksgiving service organised in honour of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Dr. George Akume, in Daudu, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

The thanksgiving service was to be followed by a grand reception.

The Guma Council boss, Hon. Unongo in a wide radio announcement, advised the NKST Church, Daudu, where the event was scheduled to hold to cancel it for security reasons, until security situation in the area improved.

The statement further advised those who wished to hold such functions to write and get approval from the office of chairman of the local government.

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However, the organisers of the thanksgiving church service have vowed to proceed with the church service and grand reception, despite the cancellation order.

Lazarus Asema, who is a member of the Central Planning Committee, wrote on his Facebook wall that “the venue and time for the church service remain NKST Church Daudu and it also remains unchanged.”

Daudu is about 30 minutes drive from Makurdi, and most of its inhabitants are Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, occasioned by herdsmen attacks on farming communities.

Culled From The Nation's Newspaper!

09/06/2024

INSIDE MBAGWA STATE CONSTITUENCY
THE JOURNEY SO FAR.

Before I proceed, let's look at the role of a Legislator.

They are:
1. Legislation.
2. Representation
3. Consultation.

on legislation, the 10th Benue State House of Assembly has passed at least 8-laws in the first year. Out of these, 3 are From the executive while about 5-bills are private member-bills.

Out of the 5-private-member Bills, 3 are Bills initiated by Saater Tiseer. there are other two at the committee level, while the Bill to create the Benue State orientation Agency is ready waiting passage,

The Benue State University Amendment law is waiting public hearing to accept valuable contributions for interested members of the public.

Note that, the role of the Majority Leader in the assembly is to administered the business of the Assembly. The present assembly have passed the number of laws no Assembly in Benue State has passed before in the first year, that shows that the Majority Leader and the Speaker have collaborated very well to achieve the great deal that is recorded.

On representation, the Ushongo people today have 2 commissioners in the Benue cabinet. These appointments are lobbied and this is achieved based on the quality representation of the majority leader Hon. Saater Tiseer.

Other than this, the Honourable majority leader, Hon. Saater Tiseer has intervened in so many cases involving Ushongo people when and where they needed him in government circles and placements. Needless to mention names for public protection.

The Honourable majority leader has also initiated and have started free medical care for his constituency of Mbagwa, where Mbaanyam council ward had their turn at CHC Waapera where Comprehensive examination of all that presented their cases there. Out of the thousands, not less than 57 surgeries were referred to the General Hospital in Lessel and was fully paid for by the Honourable majority leader.

These are outside the over 20-other surgeries The majority leader have sponsored before He decided to embark on a general free medical care outreach.

The Majority leader, Hon. Saater Tiseer has consulted constituency meetings frequently about 20-times in this one year alone to reach out to his people and get first hand informations about issues affecting his people of Mbagwa and ways of addressing them

The people of Mbagwa will witness massive Interventions in all areas in the next coming years.

The majority leader has enjoyoined his constituents to wait for the next 2-3 years to fully present his score card to them.

Ijoimem Cephas Ngutor
9/6/2024

12/05/2024

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has directed that all those using empty plots of land and the frontage of their houses to cultivate crops within Makurdi metropolis, should stop immediately.

This is because such areas are used as hideouts by criminals, who prefer dark areas to perpetrate their evil acts.

The Government of Benue State under the leadership of Rev Fr Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia is set to beautify the state capital.

Therefore, those who are using any portion of Land within Makurdi town, including spaces within and around offices, road and street set-backs to farm are directed to stop immediately.

Those who have properly fenced their plots may be excused to farm only within the fenced portion(s).

The Governor warns that any person caught farming on any portion of land in the state capital, will be made to answer certain questions.

Sir Tersoo Kula MNIPR
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor

12/05/2024

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05/05/2024

HON. AVAKAA ATTENDED THE WEDDING OF HIS UNCLE ELDER TAR AYU.
~~Made a brief stop over at Bemoa Function

The caretaker chairman of Ushongo local government council, Hon. Alex Toryila Avakaa, Saturday, 4th May 2024, made an unexpected stop over at the opening ceremony of a unit of Benue Motorcycle Association (BEMOA), Ushongo Branch II,

The Ushongo born grassroots mobilizer was returning from a wedding of his uncle, Elder John Tar Ayu who was joined in holy matrimony with his wife, Mwuese at St. James Catholic Church, Shinyi - Mbakato, Mbakuha council ward, Ushongo LGA where he encouraged politicians and well wishers at the event never to allow political differences to detered them from celebrating together with family relations, He further called on the couples to imbibe love and understanding as virtues that will kept them together.

The Ushongo council boss while addressing BEMOA members informed them that as a grassroots politician and leader of a third tier of government, he can't pass seeing a large number of BEMOA members gathered and will ignore them,

Hon. Avakaa questioned the rationale behind the establishment of about eight branches of the union in Ushongo LGA, advising them to harmonized and collapse other branches to form one, he equally solicited the support of the association to the Alia administration saying that, Revd. Fr. Hyacinth Alia PhD, is the Okada friendly Governor, having stopped the unnecessary harrasment of Okada riders by security agencies and stoppage of illegal taxes on them in Makurdi town and other towns in the state.

He called for synergy and proactiveness among the youth, advising members of the union to form cooperative societies in order to benefit from the program of the Alia administration which is doing so much in transforming the state.

He tasked the police to maintain law and order but refrain from harrasing members of the association and the general public.

The BEMOA Ushongo Branch II chairman, Comrade Tsav Yanmar said, Hon Avakaa is an uncommon leader, having done what no other council chairman has ever did by turning to their gathering without former invitation saying that, it's an honour and the union will forever remains grateful to the chairman,
Comr. Tsav pleaged their unalloyed support to the caretaker chairman and the government of Rev.fr. Hycinth Alia to succeed, they equally prayed for the extension of the chairmans tenure and his elevation to higher responsibilities.

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29/04/2024

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17/04/2024

NEWSBREAKING: Court affirms APC National Chairman, Ganduje’s suspension.
A Kano State High Court has granted an exparte order restraining the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, from parading himself as National Chairman as well as a member of the party, pending the determination of the substituted motion of his suspension.

Consequently, the court ordered that henceforth Ganduje should desist from presiding over affairs of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party.

The application granted by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba on Tuesday follows an exparte motion filed by Dr. Ibrahim Sa’ad on behalf of two executive members of Ganduje’S ward, Dawakin-Tofa Local Government Area; the assistant secretary, Laminu Sani; and legal adviser Haladu Gwanjo (plaintiffs) who were part of the nine ward executive who suspended him two days ago.

The court directed the four parties (respondents) joined in the matter, including the APC NWC, APC Kano State Working Committee (KSWC), and Ganduje, to henceforth, maintain status quo ante belum as of 15th April, 2024, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit on 30th April 2024.

Justice Na’abba also held as prayed that the State Working Committee must not interfere with the legally and validly considered decision of executives of Ganduje ward, essentially on action endorsed by a third majority of the executives as provided by the party constitution.

“An order is hereby granted directing all parties in the suit APC (1st), APC National Working Committee (2nd), Kano State Working Committee APC (3rd), Dr. Abdullah Umar Ganduje (4th), to maintain status quo ante belum as of 15th April, 2024.

The order thereby restraining the 1st respondent (APC) from recognizing the 4th respondent (Ganduje) as member of APC and prohibiting the 4th respondent (Ganduje) from presiding over any affairs of the NWC and restraining the state Working Committee from interfering with the legally and validly decision of the ward executives of Ganduje ward.

“That the 4th respondent (Ganduje) is prohibited from parading himself as a member of APC or doing any act that may portray him or seem to be a member of APC pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.”

It will be recalled that nine members of the Ganduje ward proclaimed the suspension of the National Chairman of APC over the allegation of corruption slammed on him by the Kano State Government.

The nine APC executives said they were prompted to act following a petition written by one Ja’afaru Adamu, a member of APC from the National Chairman’s polling unit.

In the petition, Adamu complained over allegations of corruption against the former Governor just as he urged the ward leaders to investigate the matter to redeem the dented image of the party and the implication on President Bola Tinubu’s fight against corruption.

Although the chairman and secretary of the ward failed to act on the petition filed since 8th April 2024, nine members of the executives led by the legal adviser had acted upon the petition, a decision that led to the suspension of Ganduje.

In the last year, the former Kano State Governor had suffered a serious political setback for losing his Dawakin Tofa federal constituency in the 2023 general elections where his son Umar Abdullahi Ganduje was the APC candidate.

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31/01/2024

JUST-IN: Benue APC chairman Agada suspended

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Ehaje Ward 1 in Owukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State has passed a vote of no confidence on Benue APC chairman Augustine Agada and a ward member of the party with immediate effect.

The ward also suspended the duo after the receipt and consideration of a petition by Comrade Dan Onjeh, the party’s 2023 Senatorial Candidate, alleging Agada committed anti-party activities during the last general elections.

Citing relevant provisions of the APC Constitution, the ward leadership listed seven grounds for the suspension of Agada from the party.

They include: Agada’s failure to appear before the Ward Disciplinary Committee to address the allegations against him despite the ward’s invitation to him to do so; the Ward Exco found compelling evidence of Agada working against the party’s interest in the Benue South Senatorial District during the 2023 elections.

These anti-party activities included: campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sen. Abba Moro; dampening the morale of APC supporters and encouraging anti-party activities within the ward, and losing his polling unit (Ai-Igado Ehaje 1) in the presidential, senatorial, and House of Representatives elections.

The Ehaje Ward 1 leadership also citied Agada’s alleged withholding of the funds from the APC at the national level provided to the ward for logistics and election day activities.

Agada was also accused of altering the list of APC election agents the party’s Benue South senatorial candidate submitted with the intent of subverting the party at the poll.

The Ehaje Ward 1 leadership further stated that it suspended Agada, “based on the strength and irrefutable facts tendered in the petition with CTC of bank statements tendered and oral evidence given by party members in the ward…”

After a thorough consideration of the allegations against Agada and the evidence proffered to back these charges, the Ward Disciplinary Committee drew its conclusion and submitted its findings and report to the APC Ehaje Ward 1 Expanded Exco.

The expanded Exco further deliberated on the findings and resolved to: (1) pass a vote of no confidence on Agada based on Article 17 sub-sections V and Vi of the party constitution; (2) suspend Agada from the party with immediate effect, pursuant to Article 17 sub-sections V and Vi; (3) urge all relevant party organs to take note of the Ward Exco’s decision and uphold the party constitution, and (4) advised Mr. Agada to cease parading himself as a member of the party or purport to hold the position of Benue State Party Chairman.

Culled from the Nation