and said it as a breath of fresh air and ray of hope for the state.
Chairman of the group, Comrade Patrick Ochoga, in a statement issued in Benin City. the Edo State Capital and made available to newsmen noted that Benue state is reset to experience good governance and purposeful leadership which was lacking under the PDP led administration.
They body also called on all Benue people at home and in the diaspora to come together and support the incoming governor to foster unity peace and prosperity .
“We are excited with the victory of Father Alia in the just concluded Benue governorship election. His victory no doubt will definitely usher in prosperity and development as we know his antecedence and pedigree. Benue will once again experience massive infrastructural development.
“Expectation among the peopleand other Nigerians is high and we are however confidence that Father Alia will not disappoint the people of Benue who gave him their mandate in last Saturday governorship and state house of assembly elections.
“We also want to use this opportunity to call on the Governor’s-Elect to address the backlog of unpaid salaries, pension arrears and provide employment for the teeming jobless Benue youths and also harness the agricultural potentials of Benue state as a way of tackling poverty among the people.
“It is ironical that a state that once pride itself to be the food basket of the nation can hardly provide for it citizens. We want to see a new Benue and the restoration of the dreams of the founding fathers of the state come to a reality.
The group also commended notable leaders of the party that worked assiduously to the see to the victory of the father Alia.
