Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi –
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has appealed to the entire people of Kwande Local Government Area (LGA), particularly the women who have taken to the streets to register their grievances about the security situation in the LGA to remain calm as his government would work unrelentingly to bring peace to the area.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Tersoo Kula said the governor expressed worry over the incessant attacks on Kwande communities by armed herders and wondered why Kwande and Ukum have received the attention of these attackers now that relative peace is recorded in other areas of the state.
Governor Alia assured Kwande and Ukum people of his swift and improved feedback to their situation and described as remorseless barbarism the activities of the assailants and their collaborators which he says will become history soon.
He lamented that “I share your pains, and I assure you that we will step up our response and prompt, too. Read my lips. The remorseless barbarity of these assailants and their sponsors will soon be a thing of the past.”
He reemphasized his love for Kwande, Ukum and the entire state, adding that his government has never abandoned them, and would never abandon them just as he promised to ensure that the land of Kwande and Ukum and the entire Benue State is free from armed herdsmen invasion.
Governor Alia sympathized with the victims of the recent attacks on Kwande and further called on security agencies to give the state their best by ensuring that the enemies of the state are caught and accordingly dealt with.
Alia warned those who have been using his name to stir controversy in Kwande and other areas of the state to be wary of the potential consequences of their actions and insisted that he is the Governor for all and that he would continue to work for the good of all people, particularly the masses.
