Benue Dep. Gov-elect, Ode, visits Och’Idoma over killings

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Benue Dep. Gov-elect, Ode, visits Och’Idoma over killings

The Deputy Governor-Elect of Benue State, Dr Sam Ode who is currently in Benue South for the Easter Celebrations, today paid a condolence visit to the Och’Idoma, His Royal Majesty Agaba-Idu Elaigwu Obagaji John, at his Royal Palace in Otukpo. This was in connection to the recent gruesome killing of some Idoma natives in Apa and Umogidi in Entekpa-Adoka, Otukpo, by suspected terrorist elements.

Speaking during the visit, Dr Ode condemned the recurrent spate of dastardly killings in several parts of Benue State and reassured Benue citizens that the incoming administration of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia would accord top priority to the protection of lives and properties in the state.

Dr. Ode noted that the incoming government in Benue State is hoping to partner with several local and foreign investors towards fast-tracking the development of the State; and that can only be achieved in a peaceful and congenial atmosphere, adding that no meaningful development is attainable amid persistent crises and the wanton killing of citizens by armed invaders.

The Deputy Governor-Elect affirmed that the administration of Rev. Father Alia is fully committed to engendering peace, unity and socio-economic stability in Benue State, in order to guarantee the prosperity of its teeming citizens.

Dr. Ode further stated that the leadership of Father Alia would work in synergy with the entire citizens and the security architecture in Benue State to ensure that the recurring dastardly invasion of Benue communities becomes a thing of the past. He assured the Och’Idoma that Benue citizens cannot continue to live perpetually in fear in their own land; hence the incoming administration would hit the ground running to restore lasting peace across the state.

While expressing his sympathy to all the victims of the recent gruesome killings across the state, Dr. Ode urged the security operatives to leave no stone unturned in their quest to identify and prosecute the perpetrators; adding that the incoming administration of Father Alia would need the full support of the Benue State Traditional Council in order to resolve some of the issues that usually degenerate into violent attacks and conflicts in the state.

Earlier, Dr. Ode had visited Okpokwu Local Government, where he was hosted by Hon. Emmanuel Akpakwu, the Honourary Consul of the Republic of the Philippines. During the visit, Dr. Ode inspected some key infrastructural developments and landmark investments credited to Hon. Akpakwu in Okpokwu Local Government, including an ultramodern hospital and an agro-allied factory site, to mention but a few.

The Deputy Governor-Elect was accompanied on the visit by Com. Daniel Onjeh, the. APC 2023 Senatorial Candidate for Benue South; Chief Peter Sani Ochejele, Former Commissioner of Water Resources and Environment in Benue State and Barr. Musa Suleiman Ujor, Former General Manager of the Benue State Urban Development Board, amongst other eminent personalities.