APC sets aside suspension of Gemade, Shija, 5 others, affirms their membership status

All Progressives Congress (APC) has set aside the suspension of Senator Barnabas Gemade, Professor Terhemba Shija, and five others by the Benue State Executive Committee of the party.

In a press statement issued on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, the party said it had directed that the suspension and all related actions in the matter be set aside pending further review and decision by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

The statement reads: “The attention of the National Headquarters of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to media reports of the purported suspension of Senator Barnabas Gemade, Professor Terhemba Shija, and five others by the Benue State Executive Committee of our Party. The Party has directed that the said suspension and all related actions in the matter be, and are hereby, set aside pending further review and decision of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on the matter.”

The statement further clarified that Senator Gemade, Professor Shija, and the other affected members “are, and remain, bonafide members of the Benue State chapter of our party.”

This development comes after reports of the suspension of the seven party members were widely circulated in the media.

The APC’s decision to set aside the suspension and reinstate the members is expected to calm tensions within the party and strengthen its position in the upcoming elections.