Our Gov locked up in prayer while his candidate lost primaries, APC rep mocks Alia

Member representing Gwer East/Gwer West federal constituency of Benue state, Asema Achado has said Hyacinth Alia, governor of the state, was busy in a close door prayers with his officials, while his preferred candidate for the Guma 1 state constituency primaries was acutely defeated.

Achado, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had in November 2023, via an open letter to Alia, advised the governor to dedicate time to attending to official matters and government activities, rather than using office hours meant for business of governance for prayers; though he acknowledged the space of prayers in every man’s life.

Taking to his personal Facebook page Saturday evening, Achado mocked Governor Alia for failing to produce the Guma 1 state assembly candidate of the party and allegedly attempting to cancel the process after it was long done and electoral committee had long arrived Abuja with the results.

“I love my Governor, hence my advice to him two months ago, to sleep/pray in the night and work in the day”, Achado posted on Facebook.

“The nationwide House of Assembly primary election was scheduled to hold today by 8am. In Benue State, it started about 9am and ended about 10am.

“Our prayerful Governor was locked up in prayers with his officials till noon. The APC Electoral officials conducted the primary election and left, while our prayerful Governor was praying or sleeping. How do u suspend a process which has been concluded? A process you have no control over. Haba”.