The All Progressives Congress in Benue state has issued a directive to its party chairmen in the 23 Local Government Areas to ensure zoning of the chairmanship and councillorship positions in their respective councils.
This move is aimed at avoiding acrimony ahead of the October 5 local government elections in the state.
According to the State Executive Committee of the APC, the party chairmen are expected to convene a meeting of stakeholders in the various councils to finalize zoning.
The SEC, in a statement by its acting Chairman, Mr. Benjamin Omakolo, said: “Sequel to the commencement of programmes for the forthcoming Local government elections, the State Executive Committee of APC in Benue State under the esteemed leadership of Benjamin Omakolo has directed the party Chairmen in the 23 LGAs to organise stakeholders meeting for the purpose of zoning of chairmanship and councilorship positions.
“The meeting is expected to hold latest Tuesday, July 30, across all the 23 local governments of the state.
“The caretaker committee chairmen are admonished to undertake logistic roles to execute a hitch free zoning meeting.”
This directive comes after the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission announced a new date for the council poll, bringing it forward to October 5 from the initial November 16.
The BSIEC Chairman, Dr. John Chen, explained that the change in date was due to the recent ruling of the Supreme Court.