Former Governor of benue state,Samuel Ortom has accused his successor, Hyacinth Alia, of playing politics with security and ignoring President Bola Tinubu’s roadmap for peace.
Ortom said that the State recorded the highest number of internally displaced persons(IDP) in its history, with over four million people displaced from their ancestral homes.
He says that the same data of 1.5 million IDPs handed to Alia in 2023 remained the data he continued to use till date.
Ortom also recommended that to fight the insecurity ravaging parts of Benue State, the governor should allow the 23 local government areas to take control of their resources, to enable them mobilize security in their domains and also provide development for their people.
