Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The crisis in the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has widened, with rival camps loyal to Governor Hyacinth Alia and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, trading accusations over separate campaign structures for President Bola Tinubu's re-election.

The latest disagreement followed allegations by the Director-General of the Tinubu-Alia 2027 Campaign Council, Richard Asema, that Mr Akume, Minister of Water Resources, Joseph Utsev, and other senior APC figures were working with opposition politicians under the Benue Strategic Alliance for Tinubu-Shettima 2027.

Mr Asema made the allegation on Friday in Makurdi while addressing journalists about the campaign council'...