Alia Lauds Sankera For 2027, Says Axis to Host Three Military Operation Units

From Dooshima Terkura, Makurdi

The Governor of Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has announced that the Sankera area comprising of Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo Local Government Areas will be hosting three operational military units as one of the measures to strengthen security in the area.

The Governor stated this at Katsina-Ala during a Town hall with stakeholders of Sankera political bloc of the state.

The meeting was part of Governor Alia’s 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.

According to Governor Alia, the military units will be stationed at Agu in Katsina-Ala, Anyiin in Logo and Azendeshi in Ukum.

He also announced the donation of 30 motorcycles to security agencies in the area to further facilitate general patrol and rapid responses when called upon.

On infrastructure and development, Governor Alia announced plans for the construction of a new dam with a projected capacity of 460 megawatts, saying the project would provide water and support electricity generation for the people of the state.

He also addressed the concerns surrounding federal government planned ranching, assuring the people that no ranch would be established in Benue without the consent of the people and his administration.

He said, “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 signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, CPS, Tersoo Kula, said the Town Hall is expected to continue across the remaining 10 Federal Constituencies in the coming days.