May 11, (THEWILL) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, set aside the suspension of former Minister of Works, Senator Barnabas Gemade, Professor Terhemba Shija, and five others.
Senator Gemade and six other members were suspended by the Benue State Executive Committee of the APC on Wednesday, for alleged anti-party activities.
Chairman of the APC in Benue, Austin Agada, in a statement, said the decision was reached at a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday, in Makurdi, the state capital.
THEWILL reports that Messrs Gemade and Shija were governorship aspirants at the last primary election that produced Hyacinth Alia as the state governorship candidate.
However, a statement signed on Thursday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Barr. Felix Morka, the APC NWC said Senator Gemade, Professor Shija, and five others that are affected by the said suspension, remain bonafide members of the Benue State Chapter of the party.
The statement read: “The attention of the National Headquarters of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to media reports of the purported suspension of Senator Barnabas Gemade, Professor Terhemba Shija, and five others by the Benue State Executive Committee of our Party.
“The Party has directed that the said suspension and all related actions in the matter be, and are hereby, set aside pending further review and decision of the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on the matter.
“Therefore, Senator Gemade, Professor Shija, and five others that are affected by the said suspension are, and remain, bonafide members of the Benue State Chapter of our Party.”
