Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has called for unity in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and urged aggrieved members of the party to embrace reconciliation and work together for progress in the state.
“There are differences in the party, but unity is important for collective success,” the governor said in an interview with Arise News.
“I think every service has to be taken back to the people. It is the people that get you on board. Without the people we cannot be here,” he said.
He added that leaders must be accountable to citizens and take everybody along in governance.
“It is very critical that as they are very vital in putting us in those positions they are the government in a way and we must be listening to them. We have to work for them and work with them,” he said.
Alia admitted that there are divisions within the APC in Benue State but said efforts have been made to reconcile stakeholders.
“I know it is one APC in the state, but we cannot deny the fact that there are certain differences. “That’s a fact,” he added.
He said a series of reconciliation meetings have been convened involving key stakeholders to reduce tensions in the party.
“As the state leader of the party, I led the way in calling and inviting all major stakeholders to be part of our reconciliatory meetings. And they came and we talked,” he said.
The message during the meetings was clear, he said, urging both aggrieved and satisfied members to prioritise unity.
“The wounded must let go and the aggrieved must show restraint so that we can move forward and support this movement,” he said.
Alia also said that unity is required to boost the party’s prospects in the upcoming elections and governance goals in the state.
Recall that the APC governorship primary election conducted on Thursday has declared the winner as Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia.
The announcement came after the conclusion of voting and collation of results from various centres across the state, with party officials confirming his victory after the exercise.
