I have no plan to join APC – Suswam

Sen. Gabriel Suswam, a two-time erstwhile Benue governor, said helium had nary plans to decamp into the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Suswam dispelled the rumours successful a connection by his media aide, Mr Bede Bartholomew, connected Friday, and made disposable to newsmen successful Makurdi.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Hyacinth Alia has invited stakeholders successful the authorities to a authorities dinner, and determination were online reports that Suswam would decamp into the APC during the event.

Bede said that the erstwhile House of Representatives subordinate was lone attending a authorities meal organised by Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue.

He powerfully denied insinuations that his main was defecting to the APC.

“Moments ago, I received telephone calls from well-meaning Benuelites and leaders, alerting maine to trending quality connected Benue’s societal media abstraction purporting that the erstwhile politician of Benue, Sen. Suswam, has defected to the APC.

“Some adjacent alleged that Suswam volition beryllium received by Gov. Hyacinth Alia this evening astatine the Banquet Hall, Government House, Makurdi.

“I debunk this unholy rumour with each vehemence, arsenic it doesn’t correspond the existent interests of Suswam oregon that of his supporters crossed the state.

“What I cognize is that 2 days ago, Alia respectfully extended an invitation to Suswam, among different stakeholders, expressing his tendency to be a authorities banquet slated for 10th October 2025.

“It should beryllium noted that arsenic a erstwhile politician of the state, Suswam is simply a stakeholder successful the Benue project; thus, his crushed for accepting the invitation,” helium said.

He said that determination was nary denotation successful the invitation missive that it was a governmental lawsuit oregon a decamping ceremonial whatsoever.

“The erstwhile politician advises his supporters and well-wishers to disregard this rumour, arsenic it is baseless, aimless, and a prevarication from the deepest pit of hell,” helium said

The station I person nary program to articulation APC – Suswam appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.