TEXT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR HYACINTH ALIA OF BENUE STATE ON YOUTH MOBILIZATION & EMPOWERMENT / STATE YOUTH LEADER, HON. MKEENEM MOSES FIMC, CMC, ON FEBRUARY 24, 2024

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Ladies and gentlemen of the press,
I appreciate your presence here at a very short notice to discuss this unpatriotic issue that I find very perturbing to the good people of Benue State.

Benue youths highly condemn federal legislators under the auspices of the National Assembly Caucus from Benue State for politicizing the unfortunate insecurity bedeviling Benue State which His Excellency, Rev. Fr Hyacinth Iormem Alia is having sleepless night to quell.

I, On behalf of Benue youths would also like to use this opportunity to remind security agencies to charge those politicizing the insecurity in Benue State for treason as this is no doubt a pure treason.

We conscientize Benue people to know their enemies, their federal lawmakers are their enemies and they have not hidden it anytime. On no account should Benue people allow their National Assembly Representatives, some with just little or no single projects in their various constituencies to parade themselves on National TV Stations with derogatory and anti-people information at the detriment of the lives and future of Benue youths such a nefarious behavior has not portrayed the interest and image of the common Benue people but their personal political interests. Evil as anything self remains evil.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The lives of every Benue youth matters, same as others hence we cannot seal up our lips and allow anybody politicize the security of our state.

I on behalf of millions of Benue youths would like to also use this opportunity to convey to president Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the palliatives he gave to National Assembly members for onward distribution to their constituents sometime last year have not reached them. Therefore, the president should be watchful when entrusting this ungrateful NASS members from Benue with palliatives.

Let it also be known that the time for electioneering campaigns is over and it behoves on every well meaning indigene of Benue State to close ranks and cooperate towards the development of the State.

More worrisome, reliable information has been gathered that some persons suspected to be from the National wrote a letter and dropped for herders at the Nigerien borders that the Anti-Open Grazing Law has been relaxed now for them to come and occupy the state. That is very unpatriotic and unexpected of people who are indigenes of Benue State and should be rebuffed with utmost vehemence.

Lastly, I wish to inform us that Benue youths would henceforth not fold their hands to watch those people at the National continue to abuse power and endanger the future of Benue youths and their beloved state.

Thank you all and God bless you.

The federal lawmakers are tied to the apron string of the SGF.

Since he fell out with the reverend gentleman, he has been attempting to make Benue state ungovernable but the good people of the state have stood solidly behind their governor to the dismay and chagrin of the SGF and his co-travellers.