Alia’s victory ushers new dawn For Benue -Akume

Fom Uche Nnorom, Makurdi

Minister for Special and Intergovernmental Affairs Sen. George Akume has stressed that the administration of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia will usher a new dawn of development for Benue State.

Sen. Akume said this on Monday while speaking with Journalists in his residence in Makurdi, after the declaration of Fr. Alia as Governor-elect of Benue State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC maintaining that the State will experience a dawn of prosperity.

He averred that the new Governor has an elaborate plan for the people of Benue State, adding that as an indigene, he is aware of the problems and difficulties that have confronted the people particularly in the deficiencies in the provision of essential amenities, the issue of health care services and educational decay asnwell as so many other issues that are begging for solutions.

He said basically, an agragrian State, his program is rich in agricultural content and is in line with Asiwaju/Shettima administration.

“They have made a strong

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promise to help Benue to rebuild, restart, recover from 8 years of neglect, hopelessness, wastefulness. It is so rich and engaging,we had an engagement with Asiwaju/Shettima and the content is so rich. Benue will definitely take off meaningfully and purposefully. The Staate will witness a dawn of prosperity. Good debt we will look that, a committee will look at that. Commenting on the conduct of the Governorship/State Assembly elections in the Swhat was basically expressed last

Saturday in spite of threats from the opposition to unleash violence like bees on honey, the people were not deterred and the conventional security were on ground to ensure a calm and cool election in a very meaningful manner in compliance with the provision of the law.

“The people are expecting so much from this government. At my own personal level, am thrilled and expect that the new government will live according to aspirations and expectations of the Benue people who have