Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has expressed readiness to receive President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his planned visit to the state on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Governor Alia, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula, described the President’s visit as a profound gesture of solidarity with the people of Benue, especially following the recent deadly attack on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area, where dozens of residents were killed by suspected armed herdsmen.

According to the governor, the visit demonstrates President Tinubu’s compassion and determination to confront the worsening security challenges plaguing farming communities across the state.

He said, “It depicts the President’s concern and readiness to take a bold step in the face of worsening insecurity threatening the peace, dignity, and existence of our farming communities.

“We are fully prepared to receive Mr. President. The visit represents not only a moment of national empathy but a rare opportunity to directly interface with the Presidency on urgent security interventions needed to end the persistent killings and displacement of our people.

“If there is any state in the country that needs absolute peace, that state is Benue.

“This is because, as the ‘Food Basket of the Nation,’ Benue deserves peace, protection, and justice”.

“The visit represents not only a moment of national empathy but a rare opportunity to directly interface with the Presidency on urgent security interventions needed to end the persistent killings and displacement of our people,” Alia said.