The current political crisis rocking the
All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State took a new dimension on Monday
as the state chairman of the party, Abba Yaro and his party member Noah
McDickson allegedly clashed during a meeting.
It was gathered that Yaro attacked
McDickson for projecting the Benue APC Elders’ Forum and for reportedly working
against the APC.
Confirming the development to DAILY
POST on phone, McDickson said the timely intervention of some APC leaders,
including Chief Nelson Alapa, saved him from being lynched by some persons
loyal to Yaro.
The party chieftain stated that the
problem ensued at the Government House, Makurdi during a meeting of APC
leaders.
According to McDickson, “when the
state chairman sighted me, he ordered security men on ground to throw me out.”
“The timely intervention of Chief
Nelson Alapa and other members of the APC saved me from being lynched by the
thugs. I was being pushed and beaten like a small boy,” he claimed.
Asked why he was assaulted, the
party chieftain said some persons were accusing him of indulging in anti-party
activities by promoting the Benue APC Elders’ Forum.
“You could recall that I was
recently suspended on the ground that I worked against the party at the just
concluded rerun in Benue South. It is laughable because I was not even on
ground during the rerun, I wonder how I was able to work against our party.
“If you noticed that I involved in
anti-party activities, why didn’t you set up a disciplinary committee to
investigate the claim, instead of chasing me up and down?” McDickson queried.
Meanwhile, several calls to Yaro to
get his own side of the story could not yield any fruit, just as text message
to his phone was not responded
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