Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, and the federal lawmaker representing Ushongo/Kwande Federal Constituency, Terseer Ugboh, are on a collision course after the governor ordered the seizure of palliatives brought into the state by the federal lawmaker.
The governor, who spoke with journalists on Monday through his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, said he was investigating the circumstances surrounding the palliatives that were diverted to a private residence.
The lawmaker had accused the governor of confiscating the palliatives meant for his constituency, with the truck impounded at the Government House.
The governor explained that there was a tip-off that some palliatives had been diverted to a private residence at Km2 along Gboko Road.
He added, “Immediately the governor received the information, he directed the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency to trace the residence and directed that the truck be moved to the Government House.
“The palliative was secured from the National Emergency Management Agency in Jos, and in normal circumstances, such palliatives sent to the state ought to be registered at the SEMA office in Makurdi, which was not done.
“We have inquired from stakeholders and traditional rulers in the federal constituency, and they said they were not aware of any palliatives coming to their areas.”