Benue: Alia never abandoned Agatu – Ejeh fires back at critics

The Chairman of Agatu Local Government Council, Melvin Ejeh, has travel to the defence of Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, dismissing claims that helium has abandoned the LGA arsenic mendacious and politically motivated.

Ejeh, who spoke successful nonstop effect to allegations by the Agatu West Peace and Unity Forum, said the unprecedented interventions being witnessed crossed the section authorities nether the Alia medication had made it intolerable for anyone acquainted with developments successful Agatu to impeach the politician of neglect.

According to him, virtually each large accomplishment recorded successful Agatu nether his medication arsenic assembly president has been made imaginable by the “active moral, spiritual, fiscal and logistical support” of Governor Alia.

He declared: “There is thing I would person done successful Agatu Local Government without the progressive moral, spiritual, fiscal and logistical enactment of the Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia. Everything Agatu has go contiguous is due to the fact that of his nonstop efforts.”

Ejeh said nary erstwhile medication successful the authorities had demonstrated the level of commitment, interest and attraction to Agatu that the Alia medication had shown, peculiarly successful the areas of infrastructure, information and the payment of displaced residents.

At the centre of his defence is the ongoing 43-kilometre Obagaji-Okokolo-Agagbe road, which helium said was being con...