….gives reasons why he joined politics.
Emmanuel Clement.
The Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia has said that God sent him to redeem the people of Benue state from maladministration and rescue them from poverty.
Governor Alia stated this in Government house Makurdi when he played host to the ldoma people who visited him on a courtesy visit.
He went further to explained that he dumped his calling as a Catholic priest for the murky waters of Nigerian politics,in order to save his people.
According to the cleric, “My advent into partisan politics was because too many things were wrong. I’ve lived my life as a functional priest in the last 33 years with my locals. I stayed with them, went to school, and returned to spend time with them some more.”
“I have been in the trenches with them, and the people I loved working with, more, were the destitute, the poor masses, those who do not have a voice in the society, and those who are neglected and suppressed.”he stated.
The Governor opined that for years local government teachers were totally forgotten and so many atrocities were played out within the corridors of power,he felt their pain and decided to yield to the voice of God.
“When you are preaching the gospel, these are the primary things you must do. God does not want them to be lost to society. These are the people I felt should be taken care of.”he submitted
