Hot favourite for the 2027 governorship election in Benue State Prof. Terhemba Shija of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday extended goodwill felicitations to former co-aspirant for the NDC governorship ticket. Engr. Benjamin Akaakar who Tuesday September 16 emerged governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Benue State. Engr. Akaakar's emergence followed a substitution primary election conducted at the party's state secretariat in Makurdi. Speaking yesterday on the side lines of a strategy meeting of all NDC candidates which took place in Makurdi, Shija expressed confidence that Akaakar's entrance will enrich the race and avail more choices for the people of Benue State in their quest for a candidate who will serve them better. Shija emphasized that democracy is about giving people choices, asserting, "the more the merrier". Akaakar's emergence was confirmed in a statement by the Benue State Publicity Secretary of APGA, Mr. Moses Haruna, who, in a press statement, described the process of his emergence as free, fair, transparent, and fully compliant with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022, INEC guidelines, and the constitution of APGA.

Posted: 4weeks ago

Author: Editor in Chief

Current date: 18 October 2026