Tag Benue insecurity

*Pass Vote of Confidence, Dismiss ADC as Political Misadventure

ABUJA – A delegation of Benue South elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), based in Abuja, has thrown its weight behind the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Dr. George Akume, affirming full support for the President’s 2027 re-election bid and applauding ongoing reforms aimed at reviving the Nigerian economy and restoring security across volatile regions, including Benue State.

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The so-called reconciliation initiative between Fulani herdsmen and Apa/Agatu communities, championed by Agatu LGA Chairman James Melvin Ejeh under Governor Hyacinth Alia’s directive, has spectacularly failed. Instead of fostering peace, it has accelerated an outright occupation. The supposed conditions for resettlement—unarmed return, designated grazing areas, and a phased process—were disregarded from the start. Now, Apa is under siege, its villages reduced to ghost towns while the Fulani move in without restraint.

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