The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, has dismissed as false a declare by the Senator David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, that it has lured greater than 10,000 PDP members and brought over the Agatu political panorama.
In a press release on Thursday, the social gathering’s State Publicity Secretary, Tim Nyor, described the allegation as “a deliberate fabrication” and “an insult to the intelligence of the great individuals of Agatu.”
Nyor cited the 2023 election outcomes to buttress his argument, noting that the PDP secured 14,936 votes in Agatu whereas the All Progressives Congress, APC, garnered 5,956.
He questioned how “an toddler social gathering” just like the ADC may instantly boast of wooing 10,000 PDP members roughly 75 p.c of all the citizens.
“That is one more fallacy in a collection of fabrications by a celebration presently scuffling with inner wranglings and disputes over its personal constructions,” the assertion added.
The PDP urged its supporters to disregard the “spurious assertions” and stay centered on strengthening the social gathering forward of the 2027 basic elections.
Reaffirming its dominance, the social gathering maintained that it stays the “social gathering of alternative” in Agatu and throughout Benue State, citing its grassroots attain and file of service to the individuals.
