Hyacinth Alia, governor of Benue, says no ranch will be
established in the state without the consent of his administration and the
people.
Speaking on Tuesday at a town hall meeting with stakeholders
from Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo federal constituency, Alia said the people of
Benue would resist any attempt by external forces to take their land for
ranching.
“Nobody will force us to cede even an inch of our land to
pastoralists for any purpose,” he said.
“If that must happen, I can assure you, it will not be this
time that I am still the governor of Benue.”
The governor’s remark follows the federal government’s
proposed ranching policy, which is aimed at addressing the persistent
farmer-herder crisis that has led to deaths and the displacement of communities
in Benue and other parts of the country.
The federal government had said the ranching programme would
begin with a pilot project in Plateau before being extended to Benue, Nasarawa,
Kaduna, Adamawa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
ALIA ANNOUNCES SECURITY MEASURES
Alia also announced measures to strengthen security in
Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo.
He said three military operational units would be
established in the area under the newly created 5 Division of the Nigerian
Army.
According to him, the units would be located in Agu,
Katsina-Ala; Anyiin, Logo; and Azendeshi, Ukum.
The governor also announced the donation of 30 motorcycles
to security agencies to improve patrols and their response to distress calls.
On infrastructure, Alia said his administration plans to
construct a dam with a projected power generation capacity of 460 megawatts.
“The project will provide water and support electricity
generation in the state,” he said.
Alia is currently on a statewide thank-you tour following
his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027
governorship election.
The tour includes town hall meetings with stakeholders
across the state’s 11 federal constituencies.
The governor said similar engagements would be held in the remaining constituencies in the coming days.
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