Governor Alia Meets Tinubu Over State Of Affairs
President Bola Tinubu has met with the Benue state governor,Hyacinth Alia of Benue State to receive reports on the state of affairs in the state.
Briefing State House correspondents, Alia said the talk with the president focused on the return of peace in the state and the returning of the state IDPs to their ancestral lands.
“Since our assumption, we have tried to be proactive in ensuring security in the state. In collaboration with security agencies, we identified potential trouble makers.
“We know there are those who benefit from trouble and won’t allow peace in the land. But we came in peace and that is why the state is currently enjoying relative peace,” he said.
On ranching, the governor said that the state was being innovative about it because of its peculiarity as the food basket of the country.
He said that even without the creating of barriers to keep the herds into a ranch for feeding, the state would develop a system to provide fodders for them.
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“As an agriculturally wealthy state, our idea is to take care of both the farmers and herders. The main reason for ranching is to give herds a conducive environment to flourish to their best potential.
“The farmers would provide bountiful and nutritious fodder for the herds of cattle as well as make some revenues for themselves. So, you see the idea of ranching will be a win-win situation for us in the state,” Alia said.
Similarly, the president received the audience of Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, who was on a maiden visit.
At the meeting with the president, the sports development minister said the maiden visit was an update on activities at the ministry.
He said he had engaged in a number of innovative ideas to move sports development forward in the country.
Enoh said, “I have to state that we must move forward in sports development through the active participation of the private sector. That’s the practice worldwide and Nigeria must key into this.
“I intend to get approval for the offer of different types of incentives for any private sector player that adopts any sport in the country, especially those in the grassroots.
“Similarly, we are engaged in a campaign for the AFCON championship for Nigerians to support the athletes to victory. It is called the “Let’s do it again” campaign”, the minister explained.
The sports minister said he had no intention of tampering with the technical crew of the Super Eagle for now.
He said the ministry would adopt a strategy of identifying peculiar sport in a state or zone that people have great talents, promote them to national and international stages. (NAN)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sam Udekwe is a journalist working in the News and Current Affairs department, Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) Enugu. He is well trained in all genres of journalistic venture.
Mr Sam read Mass Communication, graduating all with Distinction in National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma at IMT, Enugu and Madonna University, Okija, Anambra state, while he is presently on his M.Sc programme also in Mass Communication, at National Open University of Nigeria.
He is currently the NUJ Chairman, Enugu state.
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