The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Mr. Emmanuel Jime, has said he has no plans to repeal the state’s law prohibiting open livestock grazing but would rather strengthen it.
He stated this on Thursday at a thanksgiving service and reception organised in his honour at NKST Central, Zaki Biam.
Jime was reacting to the propaganda in some quarters that he is sponsored by certain groups opposed to the law.
He said: “I want to tell you in very simple language that neither I, nor my mother is Fulani. I am also not coming to repeal any law; instead I would strengthen the law to the benefit of Benue people and robustly engage security agencies and other stakeholders for full adherence, as opposed to what obtains now.”
Earlier, the Director-General of Jime/Ode Governorship Campaign Organisation, Senator Jacob Tilley Gyado, assured the governorship hopeful that Sankera people are very trustworthy people.
He said: “They have stood behind me and have never denied me any favours since I joined partisan politics in the 1970s. Right now, I owe them a debt of gratitude. I have been looking for ways to pay and I believe Jime is better positioned to pay that debt on my behalf.”
He, therefore, urged the people to mobilise massive support for his victory at the poll.
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