People Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has accused the state chapter Of All Progressives Congress of being undemocratic and totalitarian.
Recently Channels Television was frowned from covering activities of the Benue state House of Assembly by the Speaker of the assembly Honourable Terkimbi Ikyange.
The party which spoke through its state Chairman Dr Emmanuel Agbo said “The APC still have a long way to go in learning about democratic ways, how can a speaker bar an independent media house in this modern days from covering a house activity despite our having the Freedom of Information Act.”
He added that the party tried to entice PDP Lawmakers to its fold, he said”From our findings, the APC promised our lawmakers N10million and cars but our members turned it down, so they should leave us alone to play a virile opposition.”
He condemned the appointment of new caretaker committee for local government councils after dissolving the previous caretaker committee appointed by the last administration.
Agbo said “The appointment of local government caretaker committees in Benue State was backed up by necessary laws which allows them a tenure of six months.
“They were half way into that six months tenure when they got kicked out by the administration simply because they were appointed by the immediate past administration.
“All we are saying is that this All Progressives Congress, APC, government has become totalitarian and by so doing, jettisoned all known principles of rule of law and due process.
“We are calling on Governor Ortom to reinstate the caretaker administration at the third tier of government because governance should be predicated on the principles of rule of law and anything to the contrary would be unacceptable.”
However, the Speaker of the House of Assembly has denied barring Channels Television from covering the activities of the Assembly.