Citizenship News
Governor Hyacinth Alia has announced that the Sankera area (Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo) will be hosting 3 operational military units as one of the measures to strengthen security in the area.
Governor Alia also announced the donation of 30 motorcycles to security agencies in the area to further facilitate general patrol and rapid responses when called upon.
Sir Tersoo Kula, mnipr, the
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Alia conveyed this in a statement on Monday.
The Governor made these declarations today at Katsina-Ala during a Town hall with stakeholders of Sankera political bloc of the state.
Governor Alia is on a state wide thank you tour to appreciate the All Progressives Congress (APC) members for electing him at the party primaries to fly the gubernatorial flag of the party for 2027 general elections.
The Governor is using the tour to hold Town Hall with stakeholders grouped according to the 11 federal constituencies in the state.
As announced by the Governor, the location the military units will be stationed at Sankera includes, at Agu in Katsina-Ala, Anyiin in Logo and Azendeshi in Ukum.
On infrastructure and development, Governor Alia announced plans for the construction of a new dam with a projected capacity of 460 megawatts, saying the project would provide water and support electricity generation for the people of the state.
Addressing concerns surrounding ranching, the Governor assured the people that no ranch would be established in Benue without the consent of the people and his administration.
He said, “Nobody will force us to cede even an inch of our land to the pastoralist for any purpose. If that must happen, I can assure you, it will not be this time that I am still the Governor of Benue State”.
The Town Hall is expected to continue across the remaining Federal Constituencies in the coming days.
