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By : ACCOUNTABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATES

TWO YEARS OF GOVERNOR HYACINTH ALIA’S ADMINISTRATION: AN UNVARNISHED APPRAISAL

29th May 2025,  marks two years since Governor Hyacinth Alia assumed office in Benue State. What should have been a period of hope and transformative progress has instead become a time marked by unfulfilled promises, governance failures, and a deepening crisis of security and neglect — especially for the people of Benue South. Despite unprecedented financial inflows, Governor Alia’s administration stands exposed as one of the worst performing in Nigeria, ranking 34th nationally with a meager 25% judicious use of allocated resources, according to the latest Contemporary Governance Performance Inde.

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NYSC Withdraws Corps Members in Benue as Government Denies Herdsmen Killings

In a damning confirmation of the ongoing bloodbath in Benue State, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially withdrawn corps members from Mbaa community in Kwande Local Government Area due to relentless attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen. While the state government continues to downplay and outright deny the killings ravaging Benue, this latest move by NYSC exposes the grim reality: Benue is under siege, and the government is failing its people.

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BROKEN PROMISES: BAMET Urges Governor Alia to Return IDPs Home, Abandon 5-Year Plan

Makurdi, Benue State – The Benue State APC Media Team (BAMET) has expressed disappointment in Governor Hyacinth Alia for failing to fulfill his campaign promise to resettle internally displaced persons (IDPs) in their ancestral homes within his first 100 days in office. BAMET criticized the governor’s decision to pivot to a five-year action plan, describing it as a deviation from his initial commitment and a show of poor leadership.

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