Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has declared that as part of measures aimed at strengthening security in some key flash points, the Sankera area (Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo) of the State will be hosting three operational military units.
This was as he announced the donation of 30 motorcycles to security agencies in the area to further facilitate general patrol and rapid responses when called upon.
Governor Alia, who stated these on Monday at Katsina-Ala during a Town hall meeting with stakeholders of Sankera political bloc of the State, said the location of the military units in Sankera area includes; Agu in Katsina-Ala, Anyiin in Logo and Azendeshi in Ukum.
The Governor 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.
Governor Alia is using the tour to hold Town Hall with stakeholders that were grouped according to the 11 federal constituencies in the state.
While commenting on infrastructure and development, Governor Alia announced plans for the construction of a new dam with a projected capacity of 460 megawatts to 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.
In the words of Alia; “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”.
A statement by Sir Tersoo Kula, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, said the Town Hall is expected to continue across the remaining Federal Constituencies in the coming days.
