The newly elected Benue State Working Committee members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were stranded on Friday at the party secretariat along Otukpo Road.
Naijaonpoint reports that the officials had arrived at the secretariat to resume office but found it locked.
Recall that the immediate past governor of the state, Samuel Ortom, through his media aide, Terver Akase, had stated three weeks ago that he had provided one of his buildings in the High-Level area of Makurdi to the party, following the caretaker committee members’ claims on eviction from the party secretariat.
However, Mede Bartholomew, the media aide to the former Governor, Gabriel Suswam, dismissed the claim that the caretaker committee had been evicted, saying there was no evidence to suggest such an occurrence.
According to Punch, the new party leadership found the premises locked when they arrived at the secretariat on Friday to receive handover notes from the caretaker committee.
All efforts by the newly elected PDP Chairman, Ezekiel Adaji, to determine why the secretariat was closed were unsuccessful.
Adaji reportedly reached the caretaker committee secretary by phone and was informed that the committee had also just learned that the secretariat was locked.
Speaking to journalists, Adaji said he would consult with relevant stakeholders to determine the next steps.
It would be recalled that the party held a state congress during which Ezekiel Adaji, a former member of the House of Representatives for the Otukpo/Ohimini federal constituency, along with other state working committee members, was elected.