Benue’s Gov. Hyacinth Alia says the state is the least developed among the 19 states in the northern part of Nigeria.
Gov. Alia made the declaration on Friday when he broke Ramadan fast with Muslin faithful in Makurdi.
He vowed, however, that the situation must change as his administration was determined to embark on developmental projects that would put Benue in a pride of place among other states in the country.
“Out of the 19 northern states, Benue is one of the very least developed. It is just now that we are even installing solar street lights.
“As we started work, hyenas came out to bite. They are demanding that we should not construct roads, build schools, pay salaries and provide streets lights and I am saying: `no’.
“The poor masses of Benue voted for me in an unprecedented manner. It is better I work for the masses.
“Today I invite the young generation to go…
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