Just In : Governor exposes those inviting herdsmen to destabilise his administration
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has expressed worries about the supposed influx of herders from nearby nations, such as the Niger Republic, to topple his government.
During his Sunday speech at the Government House, Makurdi’s Chapel of Grace, the governor said that certain natives were suspected of luring herders into the state.
In a statement sent to the media on Sunday night by Donald Kumun, the Principal Special Assistant on Print Media, Alia urged people to maintain their composure. She reassured them that security authorities are dedicated to protecting public safety.
The governor disclosed that the herders’s organisers had sent letters inviting them to come to the state.
He declared that his administration would not tolerate any activity to undermine the state’s peace and security.
“I am quite saddened to speak about what some fellow Benue citizens are doing. What they are planting, planning, and executing is not in favour of the state.
“The security report has revealed that some Benue indigenes have gone out of their way to invite herdsmen all the way from Niger Republic to troop into Benue State.
“All in the name of bringing down his administration and this is unacceptable, but the security agents are doing their work.
“Security apparatuses are doing their work and those who would be found guilty of this, will not go unpunished. This is not the Benue we pray for. Electioneering period is over and now is governance,” the statement read in part.
According to Alia, the herders who had entered the state will progressively return to their original locations.
He called on those who were not ready to join hands with his administration to improve on the development of the state to leave Benue state, saying, “Please, if you cannot join hands with this administration to improve the state, to bring development to the state, where everyone has a sense of belonging, should please leave the state.
“I assure all the citizens that they should remain calm, for my administration is not ready to welcome any crisis in the state. The crisis is not the portion of Benue State.
“The mischief makers who wrote a letter inviting herders to come to Benue State will be disappointed. I stand on the platform of new Benue where development of both human and infrastructure development is possible.”
Governor Alia urged all Benue State residents to support the administration’s efforts, reiterating his commitment to the state’s development.
He assured the people that those in charge of misconduct would face consequences.
