By Anthony Ochela, Abuja
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, has expressed optimism that President Bola Tinubu’s, visit to Benue State will bring a change to it’s security situation.
President Tinubu visited Benue state to offer his condolences to the people over persistent killings by persons suspected to be herdsmen.
A statement by Terhemen Oraduen, the Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Minister, said Prof. Utsev described President Tinubu’s visit as timely and a clear demonstration of the spirit of a servant-leader who is concerned about the lives and welfare of citizens.
According to the statement, the Minister noted that the visit afforded the president an opportunity to interact with Benue people and know more about the level of insecurity bedeviling the state, with a view to finding lasting solutions to the age-long carnage.
Prof. Utsev applauded Tinubu for directing security Chiefs in the country to go all out and hunt down the killer herders who perpetrated the heinous acts, especially the latest attack on YelewataCommunityof Guma Local Government Area.
Utsev also commended President Tinubu for directing the immediate setting up of a peace committee in the state that will include former Governors of Benue, elders, traditional rulers among others to meet with him in Abuja to fashion out a framework for lasting peace .
He thanked Tinubu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, for visiting victims of the attacks who are receiving treatment at the hospital and giving them words of hope and assurance.
