The Senator Abba Moro, APC, Benue South, has refuted allegations by Governor Hyacinth Alia that he has a hand in the insecurity bedevilling the state. Alia had specifically accused Moro and a member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, of sponsoring the insecurity in Benue State in a bid to destabilise his government. In […]
Some Benue indigenes invited herders from Niger to destabilise our govt – Gov Alia reveals
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has claimed that the influx of herdsmen into Benue State was a result of the invitation by some Benue indigenes to Fulani herdsmen in Niger Republic to come and graze in the state. Governor Alia stated this on Sunday after a Mass at the Chapel of Grace in the Government […]
Some indigenes inviting herdsmen into Benue to destabilise my administration – Gov Alia alleges
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has voiced concerns over the alleged importation of herdsmen from neighbouring countries, including the Niger Republic, with the aim of destabilising his administration. Speaking at the Chapel of Grace, Government House, Makurdi, on Sunday, the governor stated that some indigenes had been implicated in inviting herdsmen into the state. […]
Gov Alia’s non-enforcement of open grazing ban poses threat to Benue – PDP
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State, has raised concerns over Governor Hyacinth Alia’s alleged failure to enforce the Prohibition of Open Grazing and Ranches Establishment Law in the state. The law, enacted in 2017 under the administration of former Governor Samuel Ortom, aimed to address the conflict between nomadic Fulani herdsmen and local […]
I did not write herdsmen to return to Benue for open grazing – Alia
Benue State Governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia, has denied a trending letter purportedly sent to herdsmen to return to the state for open grazing. There were insinuations in the media that a letter was sent by the governor to herdsmen to return to Benue for open grazing despite a law banning such in the state. Reacting, […]
Benue: Abba Moro, Philip Agbese, others plotting to destabilise my govt – Gov Alia
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has raised the alarm over alleged plots by some prominent politicians in the state to destabilize his government. Alia alleged that Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, and the lawmaker representing Ado, Okpokwu and Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, were behind the alleged plot to cause […]
Benue Chief Judge: Gov Alia urged to investigate allegations of corruption
A United States-based scholar, Joseph Sarwuaan Agba, has penned an open letter to the Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia calling for an investigation following the allegations of corruption and nepotism against the State Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese. In the letter, a copy of which was made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday, Agba […]
Benue APC disowns Alia over Omakolo’s appointment as chairman
The Benue State All Progressives Congress, APC, has disowned Governor Hyacinth Alia’s announcement of Benjamin Omakolo as chairman of the party in the State. It said it would resist plots to undermine the party leadership and Constitution by anti-democratic agents bent on causing confusion within its ranks in the state. This was disclosed by the […]
I’ve been under pressure to replace Agada as APC chairman – Gov Alia
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has said that he was under pressure to replace Austin Agada as the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Alia said this on Wednesday in Makurdi when the State Executive Committee members of the APC paid him courtesy a visit at the Benue State Government House, requesting that […]
Akume vs Alia: Battle for supremacy tears Benue APC apart
The end seems not in sight in the crisis rocking the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC. DAILY POST reports that the party has been embroiled in a leadership crisis since the inception of the new government led by Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia. Alia’s alleged cold war with the party’s state leader […]