The Benue State Coordinator of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), Mr. Stephen Numbeve, has declared that no amount of media spectacle, political rhetoric or “moonlight tales” can erase the visible achievements recorded by the administration of Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia.
He particularly said that the transformation is not merely a subject of political narratives, but one that is visible in communities across the state.
Numbeve also said that the Alia administration had, within its period in office, placed Benue State on a new trajectory of development through strategic investments in infrastructure, education, industrialisation and workers’ welfare.
The coordinator noted that major road projects are connecting cities, and opening up rural communities, while investments in rural infrastructure were also creating better access for farmers and strengthening economic activities across the state.
Numbeve further said; “Governor Alia has placed Benue State on the global map. World-class roads now connect our cities, while rural communities are linked as never before. New industries are springing up, and old ones are being revived”.
He also highlighted developments in the education sector, particularly the construction and renovation of modern school facilities and the recruitment of thousands of teachers.
According to him; the recruitment of 9,700 qualified teachers represented a significant investment in the future of Benue children, stressing that education remained one of the most important foundations for sustainable development.
Numbeve further said that the regular payment of salaries and pensions as another area in which the administration had provided considerable relief to workers and retirees.
He insisted that such interventions were more meaningful to ordinary citizens than political narratives circulated on social media.
In the words of Numbeve; “Media performances are open to all, but the truth is that the majority of Benue voters are not swayed by what trends online. They judge by what they see with their own eyes, the roads, the schools and the payment of salaries and pensions, not by twisted narratives crafted for the cameras”.
The RAAMP coordinator therefore urged the people of Benue to pay attention to tangible development and continuity in governance rather than allowing political distractions to overshadow the progress recorded in the state.
He specifically said that Benue could not afford to abandon the foundation for sustainable development for the sake of political alternatives whose promises may not necessarily translate into improved living conditions.
Numbeve expressed confidence that the people would continue to assess the Alia administration based on its performance and its impact on their daily lives, stressing that; “Benue cannot afford to let this progress slip away for the sake of any other option”.
