THE Benue State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressive Congress (APC), on Tuesday presented the ‘Letter of Recognition’ by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to its governorship flagbearer, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia at the party’s state secretariat in Makurdi.
Speaking shortly after he received the INEC letter of recognition presented to him by Comrade Austin Agada, the APC state chairman, Fr. Alia thanked the leadership of the party in the state for the mandate given to him and called on all those who contested with him to join forces with him so as to move the state to the next level of development.
Fr. Alia promised to justify the trust reposed in him and not disappoint the people if voted into office come 2023 saying that if elected, his administration will witness a facelift in the areas of education, agriculture, healthcare, infrastructural development and human capital development as well as general welfare of the people.
Fr. Alia added that he garnered the requisite experience over the years adding that he is ready and willing to deliver quality service to people of the state if given the opportunity.
Earlier, before the presentation of the letter of recognition, chairman of APC in the state, Comrade Agada, congratulated Fr. Alia on his emergence as the flagbearer of the party and expressed hope that the formal ceremony should mark an end to all forms of falsehood by the opposition party in the state.
Agada disclosed that already, a 9-man committee has been inaugurated to holistically look into a campaign directorate that will ensure that they move through every nook and cranny of the state in mobilising, educating and in putting together every process that will ensure the victory for the party.
He said that consultations by the party leadership show that Alia was the most acceptable candidate, maintaining that the party leadership will utilise all machineries within its disposal to give the necessary support for the candidate and called on all aggrieved members of the party to embrace peace for the general interest of the state.
Agada, who expressed dismay over the deplorable condition of the state in the areas of infrastructure and the general poor economic situation in the state under the watchful eyes of the present administration, also urged the people not to be deceived again but massively vote for Fr. Alia who he said has been selfless in serving God throughout his life and will extend his selfless service to the people of the state.
State secretary of the party, Hon. Paul Biam, in his welcome address, advised people to take Fr. Alia’s project as their own, maintaining that he will not let them down.
He also advised the people of the state to go and collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) to vote in Fr. Alia as their next governor and never sell their votes so as to have a better future.
APC state publicity secretary, Dan-Morgan Ihomun, clarified to National Record on the side line of the ceremony that the document presented to Fr. Alia was a letter of recognition from INEC through the party as its governorship candidate and not a certificate of return by INEC.
