Government Behind Herdsmen, Farmers Clashes In Benue — Senator

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Senator George Akume on Friday in Abuja said the people of Benue State were tired of misinformation about President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Akume, who represents Benue North West Senatorial District, expressed the view when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door
meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa.
He accused the Benue State Government of spreading fake news against the Buhari Administration to achieve cheap political gains.

The senator condemned the activities of the Benue State Livestock Guards and alleged that they had been responsible for the farmers/herders clashes in the state.
He said: “When you talk about herdsmen and Farmers clash, it’s a story going good-bye.

“Have you heard of farmers/herders clashes in Benue again?

“No.
“We know those who were behind that.
“Government was behind that.
“I am talking about the state government through the Lvestock Guards.
“They knew what was going on.
“So it is now a thing of the past.
“And as for Governor Samuel Ortom, certainly he knows
that there is fraud on the payroll.
“I have been in government before.

“Everything that is going there is fraudulent in Benue State and the people are simply tired on this misinformation that they have been receiving.

“The narrative has changed.
“It is not question of herdsmen; we are not talking about religious and ethnic bigotry.
“We are talking about performance of government.

“If you cannot pay salaries, if you cannot pay pensions, if you cannot pay gratuity, what are you doing there?

“If you cannot provide infrastructure what are you doing there?

“What is the basic purpose of government?
“It is the welfare of the people, security for the people.

“If you say your slogan is my people first and we are telling you ‘no’ my people last because you are chopping their money.

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