IT was a waiting game for members of the All Progressive Congress in Benue State as they awaited to no end for the arrival of officials and election materials.
Newsmen who went round the capital city of Makurdi noticed that election materials and officials were yet to arrive the state as of 4:15pm on Thursday.
At Walomayo council ward in Makurdi several party members were seen waiting eagerly for the election materials.
A party member, Madam Adamgbe told our newsmen that she and other APC party faithful had arrived the venue of the primary since 1.00pm and were still waiting for the primary election to commence.
“I came here exactly 1:00pm and met many people who told me that the officials and materials were yet to arrive and they kept on promising us that it will soon come and this is quarter past 4:00pm we are still waiting.
“You can see many people around, we are all party members and we will surely wait, no matter how long the materials arrive. Even if it is tommorow, we will come back,” she lamented.
It was the same report from other parts of the state as the members were said to be waiting for the arrival of officials and materials.
It will be recalled that Benue State has sought the approval of the party national secretariat to opt for direct mode of primary for nomination of all its candidates, this was said to have been officially approved by the party at the national level.
Thursday, 26th May, 2022 was slated for the conduct of the Governorship/House of Assembly party primaries across the state.
All efforts to get the response of any of the state party officials proved abortive as calls made to Austin Agada and James Orgunga, State Chairman and Organizing Secretary respectively were not responded to.
