All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for governor in Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has committed to making amends with all party members who have grievances before the country's general election in 2023.
Alia announced this yesterday in Makurdi when he accepted a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) designating him as the APC's official candidate for the state's governorship.
He expressed his gratitude to the Benue people for selecting him to carry the APC's flag and for their decision to put their trust in him.
He praised his rivals and urged them to band together and work to ensure that the APC won the elections.
The governorship candidate described his emergence as a victory for all, adding that the task before all party members was to work collectively for APC victory in the general election.
He said that having spent 32 years “in the trenches with the downtrodden,” his vision was to change the sorry state of affairs in Benue and bring about the development desired by all.
Alia said he would unveil his deputy soon, who would support him to bring about the changes required for the state and enable the people to prosper.
“The APC is for change and all members of the party must be the representation of that change in Benue,” he added.
Earlier, the State Party Chairman described the event as the beginning of the second phase of victory for APC in Benue.
Agada said it was incumbent on them as leaders to unite all aggrieved party members who might have been wronged during the primaries.
He said: “It is imperative for Fr. Alia to intensify the personal efforts he has been making to bridge any perceived gap between him and the aggrieved members of the party.”
The chairman said that the party would not relevant until it wrested power from the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party in the coming elections