The Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has called on the people of Mbangur District in Vandeikya Local Government Area to embrace unity and love in their quest to achieving sustainable development.
Governor Alia who made the call recently while speaking at the Mbangur Day Celebration, warned Benue youths, particularly those of Mbangur extraction against acts that are inimical to their progress and which are capable of portraying Mbangur District and the entire state in bad light.
The Governor also used the opportunity to invite Benue people to form farm cooperatives through which they would access fertilizer and improved Agricultural inputs free of charge for enhanced farm produce.
He assured that his administration was going to be deliberate in addressing illegal taxes in the state, adding that anyone reported to have collected illegal tax on land popularly called matching ground, will be made to face the law adding that his government was open for investors and those who were willing to contribute to the development of Benue State were always welcome.
Earlier in his remarks, the National President, Mbangur Development Association (MDA), Hon. Kelvin Kaha on behalf of his kinsmen and women, extended the gratitude of Mbangur people to Governor Alia who is their son, promising to stand by him in his struggle to transform Benue State even as he thanked Ngur friends and well-wishers who contributed to the success of the 2024 Ngur Day.
Notable among dignitaries who graced the occasion were the Chairman, Vandeikya Local Government Area, Hon. Dennis Terkura Guda, Member, representing Kyan Constituency at the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon. Emmanuel Terna Shimawua, Executive Secretary, BSEMA Sir James Iorpuu, Hon. Stephen Numbeve, Sir Atser Ikyausu, and Felicia Hoyo were amongst others.
The Ngur Day Celebration is an annual event during which the entire people of Mbangur District, Kunav, Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State come together to celebrate, strengthen their unity, discuss their challenges and think of better ways to move forward.
