A Nigerian politician has called on Benue people to be wary of the type of politician they elect following the onslaught that took place in the state this year.
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A former commissioner in Benue State, Mrs. Rebecca Akpedzan, has said that with the way Benue people were slaughtered by Fulani herdsmen this year, any person in the state voting the All Progressive Congress is committing suicide, according to a Punch report.
According to Akpedzan, who is the first state secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, the experience of the people of the state in the hands of herdsmen, with no support from the APC-led Federal Government, made the people believe that the ‘APC is a Miyetti Allah party.’
“Any sane Benue person that votes for the APC is committing suicide, given the pains we have gone through. Even if you were not directly affected by the crisis, at least your neighbour or somebody from your village was affected.” She said.
The former commissioner who held office during Governor George Akume’s administration also slammed the Federal Government for introducing vote buying across the country.
She alleged that the money given to traders by Vice President Yemi Osibanjo was a tactical way of buying their votes.