Alia: APC Crisis in Benue Due to My Refusal to Share Funds

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has spoken out about the problems in the All Progressives Congress in the state. He said the issues arise from his decision not to share state funds with some party leaders.

While at the Adamawa State Tiv Day celebration in Yola on Saturday, the governor explained that his refusal to share funds with certain individuals is the cause of the APC crisis in Benue.

"The APC crisis you people are seeing in Benue State is not because I’m not working for the people of the state. Some chieftains of the party want to convert the state into their private estate and I said it will not happen under my leadership," he said.

He added, "There was Benue State before those individuals and there will be Benue State after those individuals. I was voted by Benue people, nobody has more than one vote, so the people of the state will decide my fate and not few individuals who believe in their families' interest and not the state interest."

Alia was represented at the event by James Iorpuu, who is the Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency. He urged the Tiv people in Adamawa State to be good ambassadors of Benue. He asked them to embrace peace and unity for the country's development.

The governor emphasized that no single ethnic group can build Nigeria. He said all ethnic groups must work together to create a peaceful nation for future generations.

Alia also donated ₦5 million to support the construction of a Tiv unity house in Adamawa State. He pointed out that unity and peace are essential for development.