Chief Chike Udenze, the Chairman, Ward Congress Electoral
Panel in charge of Benue, said the panel had received 32 petitions from
individuals while 822 delegates were
elected in 274 wards in the state during Saturday's primaries.
Udenze said this at a news conference in Makurdi on Tuesday.
He, however, said that in spite of the minor challenges, the
delegates election was peacefully conducted in the state.
Udenze said that the petitions were already handed over to
the Umar Nandada-led appeal panel in charge of Benue for necessary action.
"Before our arrival on Saturday, there was serious
tension in the state that the materials meant for the conduct of the ward
congresses in Benue were hijacked by some individuals.
"So the first thing the panel did was to educate the
stakeholders about the real situation on ground, that we were in possession of
all the materials meant for the conduct of the ward congress.
"They all saw reasons with us and we commenced the
exercise late on Saturday. Despite the early challenges, we had free and fair
congress throughout the state.
"The only places we had some delays were in Konshsisha
where the election was conducted yesterday (Monday); we also had minor issues
in Ado, Ogbadibo and Okpokwu local government areas," Udenze said.
He said that the panel had provided a level playing ground for
all interested parties as all petitions were submitted to the Ward Congress
Appeal.
Udenze said that the panel had already begun sitting on the
petitions.(NAN)
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