The disaster rocking the Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering has worsened, as the previous governor, Gabriel Suswam, allegedly evicted the celebration from its secretariat.
The constructing accommodating the celebration secretariat situated on Otukpo Street in Makurdi, the state capital, reportedly belonged to the previous governor, who donated it to the celebration a number of years in the past.
The previous governor and his successor, Samuel Ortom, had been at loggerheads over the management of the celebration construction within the state because the starting of the congresses.
The battle for superiority between the 2 leaders led to the suspension and counter-suspension of the leaders earlier than the celebration’s Nationwide Working Committee arrange a caretaker committee to supervise the affairs of the celebration within the state.
The caretaker committee just lately held a peace assembly with celebration leaders, the place they agreed to put aside their variations and work collectively for the celebration’s progress.
In a twist of occasions, nonetheless, the committee members have been reportedly evicted from the secretariat on Monday.
Following the event, the immediate-past governor, Ortom, reportedly supplied lodging for the celebration in one in every of his workplace complexes situated in Makurdi.
Ortom, who spoke by his media aide, Terver Akase, on Monday, alleged that Suswam sealed off the secretariat within the early hours of Monday.
He stated, “ that it’s the previous governor (Suswam ) who owns that constructing. He sealed off the constructing this morning and didn’t enable the caretaker committee to enter the workplace.
“Consequently, the fast previous governor (Ortom), in his typical generosity, has donated his constructing to the celebration.”
However Suswam, talking by his media aide, Bede Batholomew, dismissed the report that the secretariat was sealed off and requested these elevating the allegations to offer proof.
He stated, “They didn’t evict them; neither did they seal off the place and if they’ve any proof, they need to present it.
“The difficulty of eviction can not come up as a result of the celebration shouldn’t be even a tenant because the constructing was solely donated to the celebration.”
