THE ROAD TO 2023 SENATE: Hon. NELSON ALAPA CONSULTS ZONAL APC OFFICIAL

There’s an adage that says he who gets to the river first can never fetch dirty water, the literal interpretation here can be seen by a blind man and also heard by a deaf and dumb as Hon. Nelson Alapa, a former deputy minority leader in the National Assembly made his intentions known to the people that run the affairs of APC in Benue south.

The gathering which was envisaged to be a consultation and an opinion seeking meeting, turned out to be an outright endorsement after the host gave an introductory hint on why they were gathered.

Declaring his intention in Otukpo, chief Nelson Alapa said he stepped down from the gubernatorial race to ease the chance of Idoma in producing and projecting a consensus candidate amongst all those aspiring the office.
Zone C APC chairman, Alhaji Hassan Mohammed said chief Alapa is the first aspirant to declare his intention in contesting the senatorial race for the party before the leadership of the party at the zonal level.

Honourable Eddy Anyebe, an APC stalwart described chief Alapa as a product which can be sold anywhere because he is a people-oriented person, Hon. Eddy further reminded the gathering that it was until Hon. Nelson got to the green Chamber that people believed there was money meant for projects in the House of Representatives and when he gets to the Senate, the entire zone shall benefit more. He stressed that the leadership of the party at the zonal level should step up their game since the aspirant is sellable and those who profited from his enormous projects while he was in the house can still attest for his goodness till date.
Since it was a gathering to consult and discuss, the issues of sentiments about zoning the senatorial seat was raised but having been born of an Igede Mother from Uwoku in Oju local Government to a father from Otukpo, and also married to the daughter of an Ogbadibo man, the triangular background of Hon. Nelson Alapa made him most worthy of the senate to further spread the dividends of Democracy across the zone.
Others who spoke at the occasion includes the zonal women leader, local government chairmen from the zone and former chairman of Ado local government all alluded to that fact that chief Alapa has all it takes to win the election with impeccable character while assuring that they will domesticate the project of selling him in their various local governments and wards.

The highlight of the Event was the point where the Obi women leader handed the mantle of endorsement to Hon. Nelson as a push to show off their strong feeling of support for his senatorial ambition come 2023.

Written by Mason Kunte Ejembi
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