From Attah Ede, Makurdi
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Sunday, raised the alarm over plots by some forces in Abuja comprised of some members of the national assembly to destabilize his administration.
Governor Alia further said he smelt this on many fronts, particularly, following the torrent of divisive concoctions sponsored in the media by these same agents of underdevelopment.
The governor particularly made reference to the senate minority leader, comrade Abba Moro, whom he said has been a serial beneficiary of the caretaker committee system in Benue state under the same 1999 constitution as amended.
Alia in a statement by his chief press secretary, sir Tersoo Kula, made available to newsmen in Makurdi, noted that comrade Moro has served in the same capacity in Okpokwu LGA some years back and wondered why Moro could alleged during a press briefing in Abuja recently that, the dissolution of the former elected LG Councils by the Benue State House of Assembly is the cause of insecurity in Benue state,
“The government of Benue state is worried because such insinuation coming from a person of Moro standing should not be overlooked.
“Benue people should ask Moro to unravel more about what he knows of the root cause of insecurity as it relates to the dissolution of elected LG councils. Our suspicion is that Moro may be discreetly cooking crooked plans to destabilize the state to justify his assertion.”
“We have also viewed the actions of Philip Agbese as a deliberate attempt at misinforming the people with the vicious aim of creating an uprising against the government of His Excellency, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia.
“Agbese blatantly, during a press conference in Abuja, lied about security votes for the state. We make bold to state unequivocally here that the security vote for Benue has never risen to N1bn needless to mention N3bn under Rev. Fr. Alia’s administration. So, Agbese will surely be provided an avenue for him to prove beyond reasonable doubt such unfounded allegations against His Excellency, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia and the Government of Benue State.
“We read in the media insinuations that a letter was sent to herdsmen to return to Benue for open grazing.
“However, it would be recalled that during the burial ceremony of the late Tor Sankera at Katsina-Ala recently, His Excellency, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia made an unambiguous pronouncement that the Anti-Open Grazing and Prohibiting Law of Benue State is still alive and shall be enforced fully.
Therefore, His Excellency has not through directives or by himself sent a letter to any group including Herdsmen to come into the state to contravene the law in question.
“The Government of Benue State is worried that based on the already exhibited desperation of some retrogressive elements, it is possible they must have equally cooked such a nefarious communication to achieve their unholy ambition. The Benue State government is digging into this matter. If anything of such is discovered, the perpetrators must be assured, they will have to answer for their sins against the State.
“We appreciate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is keeping his promise to help Governor Alia in his determination to keep and fulfil his side of the covenant with the people of the state”, Kula stated.
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