Hyacinth Alia, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue, says he forfeited his role as a pastor because...
January 8, 2023 11:15 PM
Alia, a Catholic priest, said this during the unveiling of his strategic blueprints at a press briefing held in Makurdi, the state capital, on Sunday. “I have a good cause to step out from the podium to do what I am doing because our state is in a bad shape. We have a responsibility to bring betterment to our state,” he said.“Benue is too rich to be poor, to do anything less will be not to appreciate what God has done for us. My government will be centred on seven pillars – the foremost is to secure lives and property.
“The green revolution will make us come alive as it was in 1983 when Benue was indeed known as the ‘food basket’. The present government in the state has perforated the food basket. Nyesom Wike of Rivers state bears testimony to all states saying President Muhammadu Buhari provided everything a state needs, so why is Benue different?”that Alia was suspended by the Catholic diocese of Gboko for joining the 2023 governorship race.
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