Benue PDP inaugurates reconciliation committee
As part of measures to reconcile aggrieved party members within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, the new State Working Committee, SWC has inaugurated a reconciliation committee.
The State Party chairman, Ezekiel Adaji inaugurated the committee at the party secretariat in Makurdi as the party picks up its pieces from the fallout that ensued after its controversial ward, local government and State congresses.
While Adaji believes that the Reconciliation Committee will peacefully resolve the lingering misunderstandings.
The leader of the party in the State and former Governor, Samuel Ortom along with the Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro urged party members to embrace the much desired peace within the main opposition party in the State.
Ortom then seized the opportunity to advise his successor, Governor Hyacinth Alia on issues of insecurity and how to tackle the current economic meltdown in the State.
It is expected that the Reconciliation Committee will immediately swing into action to return all aggrieved party members who have formed a parallel SWC in the State to its fold.
Meanwhile, PDP has condemned the alleged arbitrary banning and incessant disruption of Thanksgiving services and peaceful assembly by appointees of Governor Alia and local government chairmen in the state.
The condemnation followed Sunday’s attempts to disrupt a Thanksgiving service in honour of the senator representing Benue North West, Titus Zam, at NKST Naka in Gwer West LGA, by the council chairman, Victor Ormim.
In a statement by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Tim Nyor, the PDP condemned the recent development which it described as a blatant violation of the citizens rights to freedom of worship, which is a fundamental tenet of democracy.
“This sacrilegious aberration appears to have become a pattern since the beginning of this administration”, said PDP.
It therefore called upon all citizens to stand firm against this democratic despotism while urging all Benue State citizens to remain vigilant and united in protecting democracy and their fundamental rights.
