Aza Msue

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has tasked the members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to work for the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's re-election and other ruling party's candidates in the 2027 elections.

Benue State governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have engaged in war of words over the recent comment made by Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike that Benue is now receiving N30bn monthly from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).

A group under the auspices of National Intelligence Watch has called on security agencies to investigate allegations that politicians are planning to import foreign thugs into Benue State to cause violence ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Benue State government plans to establish a state-owned agricultural programme to sustain the activities of the International Fund for Agricultural Development–Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) beyond its lifespan.

Speaking with LEADERSHIP in Kaduna yesterday, a trader on Jos Road, Joseph Uche, said he welcomed Tinubu's campaign train but appealed to him to alleviate suffering among the masses.

The Benue State government has placed its health system on high alert following the recorded case of Ebola in Abuja, maintaining that it was taking steps to prevent the disease from finding it foot in the state.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other Northerners contesting 2027 presidency to shelve their ambitions and wait for 2031 general elections.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Benue State, Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN), has condemned the attack on staff of the Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) Plc in Makurdi, describing the incident as reprehensible, undemocratic and a grave affront to the rule of law.

Two camps of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, controlled by Governor Hyacinth Alia and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, have started parallel 2027 campaigns across the state.

Some of the Makurdi residents who spoke with LEADERSHIP questioned the FG discount of N1,350 per litre, stressing that it has no impact on the citizens who struggle daily to pay for the high cost of living caused by fuel price.