FG to reconstruct IDP homes in Benue – Gov Alia

Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia on Monday said that the federal government has agreed to sponsor the reconstruction of homes of the Internally Displaced Persons.

The governor who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo in a statement issued and made available to newsmen in Makurdi said that he was ready to return IDPs back to their ancestral homes.

Alia was reacting to the call by the state opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) calling on the governor to remove the state from the list of the proposed Fulani colony to be established by the federal government.

He said, “Since most of their houses have been destroyed by the gun-carrying marauding
herders, the federal government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has agreed to sponsor the reconstruction of new homes for our Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

“The homes are to be built in cluster formats, enabling our people to live more closely with each other and to experience more stability.

“Be rest assured that in Benue, the homes are for our people and not for any colony, whatsoever.

“Benue people should know that Governor Hyacinth Alia will not do anything that will undermine the goodwill he has gotten from the wonderful people of the state. The governor means well for the people of the state and as such, will always put them first.

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