Benue State Governor, Samuel
Ortom has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state on Monday
would go a long way in ending security challenges.
Ortom spoke on Friday during the
handover of the Abagana Internally Displaced Persons Camp at Agan, by the Presidential
Committee on Flood and Rehabilitation to the State Government.
Ortom pointed out that the visit
of two delegations to assess the extent of damage caused as a result of
herdsmen and farmers conflict ahead of the President’s visit was “a sign of
hope that the IDPs would return to their homes”.
Ortom thanked the Presidential
Committee on Flood and Rehabilitation for making the camp available for the
State Government to house victims of herdsmen attacks.
He said to complement efforts of
the federal government, the state sunk three boreholes in the camp in order to
address the water need.
The governor thanked individuals
and organisations who had donated relief materials for the upkeep of the IDPs
and prayed that God should reward them abundantly.
Representative of the Chairman of
the Presidential Committee on Flood and Rehabilitation, Mr. John Owoicho,
commended the state government for effectively managing disasters.
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