Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has denied rumors of his planned defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, Gov. Alia emphasized that he will not leave the All Progressives Congress (APC), as he remains the leader of the party in the state.
Gov. Alia accused unnamed Abuja politicians of orchestrating the smear campaign against him, aiming to create discord between him and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He described the claims as baseless and lacking credible evidence.