The Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders Assembly, COSMBYLA, the umbrella body of all the youth groups in the South East, South South, South West and Middle Belt region have commended the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, for projects executed by his administration in the state, IgbereTV reports
In a statement jointly signed by Goodluck Ibem, President General, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL); Terrence Kuanum, Coordinator, Forum of Middle Belt Youth Presidents; Shittu Waheed,
Coordinator, South West Youth Leaders Forum (SWYLF); and Tito Zokumor, President South South Youth Forum (SSYF); the coalition also hailed the governor for always standing for the Benue people.
According to the coalition, sponsors of the herdsmen who have been unleashing mayhem on the people of the state, were only aiming at distracting Governor Ortom from giving the Benue people a good governance.
The statement reads in part, “We are very aware that the two million IDPs created by the activities of the murderous Fulani terrorists is a well calculated political evil plot by enemies of the state who gathered to pull-down and discredit the wonderful administration of the State Governor.
“But Governor Ortom disappointed the expectation of his enemies and enemies of the state by putting on ground legacy projects like his counterpart Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who Commission projects on weekly basis
