Benue Gov Reacts To Report He’s Preparing Thugs To Disrupt Peter Obi’s Upcoming Visit In His State

The governor of Benue state, Hyacinth Alia has reacted to report claiming that he’s preparing thugs to disrupt the visit of the former governor of Anambra state and presidential candidate of NDC, Peter Obi into Benue state.

This was contained in a statement that was posted on the official X handle of Benue State Government on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

This is coming after it was reported that the NDC presidential candidate will be visiting Benue state for a town hall meeting.

In the statement that surfaced online, it was stated that Governor Hyacinth Alia is not planning to disrupt the visit of Peter Obi. The Benue state governor stated that the report is baseless and mischievous.

Here is what Benue state government wrote!

“This allegation is false, baseless and mischievous. It is speculation dressed up as fact and it is meant to prepare the ground for a familiar script to stage a disruption, blame the government and harvest sympathy”.

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