From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
Hundreds of women from the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) protested at the party’s national headquarters on Wednesday against the National Woman Leader, Mrs Mary Allie Idele.
The protesters accused Idele of working with imposters from the state instead of the legally elected leaders. They briefly disrupted activities at the headquarters with their demonstration.
Benue State APC Woman Leader, Princess Nancy Awuese Torher, who led the protest, accused Idele of violating the National Working Committee (NWC) decision that lifted the purported suspension of the state executive committee led by Comrade Austin Agada.
Torher, accompanied by women leaders from the 23 Local Government Areas and the North Central zone, told journalists that Idele, as an NWC member, should be aware of and adhere to the national leadership’s decision.
She emphasized that she had not received any official communication indicating the party’s national leadership did not recognise her as the Benue State APC Woman Leader.
“It is therefore shocking to see that the national woman leader has violated this decision by inviting an imposter to an event as Benue State Woman Leader, and recognising one Benjamin Omakolo as the State Chairman,” she said.
“Allowing this breach of order to proceed will further deepen the APC’s intra-party crisis in Benue State and could lead to the collapse of the party structure,” she warned.
Torher called on the party to intervene, urging them to address the issue by making the National Woman Leader aware of the anomaly and ensuring she complies with the party’s decision.
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