ABBA MORO vs. ALIA (II):
THE SILENCE, THE EXCLUSION, AND THE POLITICS OF PERSECUTION IN BENUE SOUTH
*How the US Delegation Snub Confirmed What Many Already Know
By Morgan Adikwu
For weeks, I observed the exchanges and counter-statements that followed Senator Abba Moro’s pointed question in Ogbadibo, Why has Governor Hyacinth Alia abandoned Benue South?
I listened to defenders of the governor, his loudest apologists, and even those from Benue South who now find comfort in attacking any agitation that reflects the pain of their own people.