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Makurdi, Nigeria — June 18, 2025 | The Bureau Information
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the formation of a high-level peace management committee in Benue State, following the bloodbath of over 200 residents in Yelewata neighborhood, Guma Native Authorities Space, by suspected armed herders.
Throughout a city corridor assembly held in Makurdi on Wednesday, Tinubu described the disaster as a long-standing wound that should be healed urgently. He ordered the inclusion of conventional leaders, together with the Tor Tiv and Ochi Idoma, within the peace committee and tasked the state authorities with making certain the committee’s effectiveness in facilitating reconciliation and safety.
The president additionally instructed the Minister of Livestock, Idi Muktar, to right away start working with the Benue State Authorities on establishing a ranch, describing it as a sustainable step to resolve the lingering farmers-herders disaster within the area.
“For us in Nigeria, we should discover a resolution to the basis of this battle. We now have sufficient land to domesticate and lift our kids. If we discover ways to share and accommodate, we will all prosper,” Tinubu stated.
He emphasised that peace in Benue is important to nationwide meals safety, including that continued violence would frustrate any efforts to attain financial improvement and meals sovereignty.
Turning Tragedy into Financial Alternative
Tinubu known as for a collective strategy to rebuild the state’s economic system, promising federal help in changing Benue’s tragedies into avenues for development and job creation.
“We’ll set up a ranch in Benue. Give me land. Allow us to shake off this backwardness and construct a legacy with out stain. Meals sovereignty can’t be achieved in a local weather of worry and loss of life,” he declared.
The president reiterated his administration’s dedication to long-term peace, urging political actors to keep away from fueling division.
“The worth of human life is bigger than that of a cow. Political enemies could attempt to distract us, however this can be a time for unity, not division. Allow us to rally behind Governor Alia’s management,” he stated.
Residents Should Work with Authorities
President Tinubu urged residents to help state management and decide to peacebuilding, saying sustainable safety should come from throughout the communities. He additionally proposed a committee of non-indigenes to make sure all teams are represented within the therapeutic course of.
Governor Hyacinth Alia, who welcomed the presidential directive, assured stakeholders that his administration will act swiftly on the president’s directions and known as for collaboration with federal authorities to convey peace and improvement to Benue State.
President Tinubu attends the Townhall Assembly on Yelewata Neighborhood on the Benue State Authorities Home. The city corridor consisted of conventional rulers, political, spiritual, neighborhood leaders, and youth teams who’re invested to find lasting options to the hostilities in… pic.twitter.com/96FnsLoQnm
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