Alia: It’s Time for People to Remember Those Who Gave All for Democracy

George Okohin Makurdi

Benue State  Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has said Democracy Day celebration was a time for the people to remember those who gave their all for democracy to return to the country.

He added that it was a day that provided the people the opportunity to see who the heroes were that gave them freedom, liberty, peace, justice and fairness.  “Those heroes, some are with us, others have gone to be with the Lord. They went through a lot including imprisonment, sacrificing for the unity of our country.

“As we mark this day, let it be a sobering moment for all of us. It is not yet Uhuru for us in Benue state. We are still burying our dead, who are killed unprovoked. It is not just a hope but an intense effort to ensure that we take out this total menace of carnage and killings.”

He disclosed that the state government would not rest on its  oars to ensure that total peace returned to Benue especially in the six Local Government Areas, LGAs, that are in the frontline of insecurity.

“I am confident that with the support of the President, we are going to get done with insecurity completely in the state,” he said.