A youth group, the All Middle Belt Youth Forum (AMBYF), has commended the Benue State government under Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormen Alia for his prudent handling of the taxpayers’ money.
Comrade Aluh Moses Odeh, the AMBYF National Leader, in a statement made available to Sunday Independent, said that although the Governor Alia inherited a debt ridden administration, he had been prudently applying the state’s resources prudently.
He noted that the last administration at the twilight of its tenure collected loans running into billions of naira, stressing that Rev. Fr. Alia had been able to navigate through the storm, saving over N33 billion.
Odeh stressed that the Gov. Alia had been working hard without owing salaries, pension and gratuity and had been executing projects worth billions of naira in the state.
He said: “Gov. Alia has so far been able to manage the resources of the state well such that he has silenced the opposition political parties to a level that only his ruling party All Progressive Congress (APC) is fighting itself.
This is due to the inability of the party to manage its electoral victory.
“In Benue State under Gov. Alia, workers can request for credit facilities from banks and they are sure to pay back as at when due because they have a man at the helm of affairs who has shown them a sense of belonging by making them feel there is dignity in labour.
“This administration has done well in the area of timely payment of workers’ salaries, pensions and gratuities, reason the Gov. Hyacinth Alia is being nicknamed as ‘Mr. 25’ by Benue workers.
“This means that the governor has been consistent in keeping his pact with workers to be paying salaries since his inauguration despite its challenges, unlike their sad experiences during the past administration.
“As things stand today, everyone has no choice but to pray to God for a governor that has the people’s interest at heart.”
