The camp of the Rev. Fr Alia's factional Chairman, Hon. Benjamin Omakolo in Agatu LGA is in serious crisis due to the ambition of his core loyalists to become the Agatu Local Government Council Chairman in the scheduled July BSIEC election.


Information reaching our reporters has it that the only persons supporting Omakolo faction in Agatu LGA are Hon. GODDAY Samuel, Mr. Melvin Ejeh and Hon. IDRIS OJIMBILI. It was gathered that the Hon. GODDAY Samuel has assumed the absolute leadership of the FACTIONAL camp of the Omakolo and only him determines the activities of the FACTIONAL camp. It should be noted that the Hon. GODDAY Samuel was the only incumbent APC House of Rep Candidate for APA/Agatu Constituency that was shamefully defeated at the polls in the 2023 general elections. His recent actions have shown that He is yet to recover from his electoral defeat and frustration.


Trouble started in the Omakolo factional camp recently when two of his staunch loyalists, Mr. Melvin Ejeh and Hon. IDRIS OJIMBILI indicated interest to contest the Agatu LG Council Chairmanship in the July BSIEC election. Findings revealed that the leader of the Omakolo's factional camp in Agatu LGA, Hon. GODDAY Samuel prefers the ambition of the Hon. IDRIS OJIMBILI over and above that of the Mr. Melvin Ejeh. This clash of interest has thrown up serious in-fighting amongst the dramatis personae.

Our reporter learnt that efforts and interventions by their mutual friend, one Hon. Joshua Sale ( From Agatu), to resolve the crisis proved abortive as none of the aspirants is willing to step down for the other and the crisis is tearing the fragile factional camp into pieces.

The failure of the Omakolo to resolve this simple micro crisis amongst his few loyalists in Agatu LGA should serve as a red flag to Rev. Fr Alia that Omakolo has no leadership capacity to entrust him with the mantle of APC leadership in BENUE except the Governor is prepared to witness an unending Political crisis in the state . Each passing days and events support our valid conclusion that Omakolo has become a political liability to Rev Fr Alia and time will certainly vindicate us.

A man cannot give what he does not have.

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