I have no magic wand - Full text of Gov Alia’s inaugural speech in Benue

Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, on Monday, took over the baton of leadership from Samuel Ortom as the Governor of Benue State.

During the campaigns, we traversed the length and breadth of our State and I personally saw, firsthand, the appalling situation of our people. We were unambiguous in our victory speech at the polls: that our state, Benue, is broken and needs a reset. The moment is here. And the time is now.We campaigned on the promise of the Seven Pillars of our campaign document: A Strategic Development Plan for a Greater Benue.

v. We must build the required infrastructure to support our planned economic growth and care for the environment to mitigate the devastating effects of climate change through the adoption of climate change adaptation technologies. One of the most pressing issues facing our state today is insecurity. We cannot achieve any meaningful development in an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty. As your governor, I am committed to working with security agencies and the Federal Government to ensure the safety of lives and property in our state. We will also work tirelessly to address the root causes of insecurity, such as poverty, unemployment, and social exclusion.

We took a cursory overview of the state of our infrastructure and found every facet to be comatose and non-performing due to deliberate gross negligence. In view of this uncanny state of affairs, Government would immediately set in motion, machinery for clearing blocked drainage systems in Makurdi metropolis to address avoidable flooding, pending when a comprehensive solution would be found to the perennial flooding of the state capital.

In continuation of our public works programme, we have commenced work on the design of a comprehensive infrastructure development programme involving our unemployed graduate youths, details of which will be unveiled within the next 100 Days. In addition, our industrial parks and technology incubation centres, designed to bring the best out of our youth and provide gainful self-employment would be equally unveiled within the period.

We will also work to ensure that our children have access to quality education that reflects the demands of a modern economy, regardless of their socio-economic background.

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