THE All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate in Benue State, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has said that the terrible situation in the state made him quit the pulpit and join politics.
The Catholic priest stated this yesterday in a press briefing in Makurdi.
He explained that he has a goal to liberate the people from poverty and turn around the state into a better place.
He said: “I have a good cause to step out from the podium (pulpit) to do what I am doing because our state is in a bad shape. We have a responsibility to bring betterment for our state.”
“Benue is too rich to be poor, to do anything less will be not to appreciate what God has done for us. My government will be centred on seven pillars – the foremost is to secure lives and property,” the priest added.
Unveiling his blueprint, the clergyman said his security plan would evolve a policy resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), strengthen the implementation of the anti-open grazing law of the state as well as introduce the use of automated security systems among others to tackle the insecurity in the state.
