The Benue State chapter of the Folks’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, expressed concern over what it referred to as the alleged “Political excessive handedness and intolerance” of Governor Hyacinth Alia towards different get together members and folks of the state.
The get together was reacting to the governor’s arbitrary banning and constant disruption of thanksgiving providers and peaceable assemblies within the state utilizing his appointees and native authorities chairmen within the identify of “insecurity” when he (the governor) himself is reportedly perpetrating the identical menace.
In an announcement by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Tim Nyor, the PDP described the motion of the governor towards perceived enemies as “a blatant violation of citizen’s rights to freedom of worship, and a basic tenet of our democracy”.
It lamented final Sunday’s brutal assault and the disruption of a thanksgiving service in honour of the Senator representing Benue North West Senatorial District, Senator Titus Zam, at NKST Naka, Gwer West Native Authorities Space of the state, by the chairman of Gwer West native authorities, Hon. Victor Torsaa Ormim.
“This sacrilegious aberration seems to have turn into a sample for the reason that starting of this administration.
“You’ll recall that, on Sunday, Could twelfth, 2024, the previous Caretaker Chairman of Konshisha native authorities, Mr Philip Achua, within the firm of thugs invaded and disrupted a thanksgiving mass on the Annunciation Catholic Rectory, in Tsuwe Daka, Konshisha Native Authorities Space, in honour of the member representing Konshisha/Vandeikya Federal Constituency of Benue State, Hon. Sesoo Ikpagher.
“This assault was supervised by the then caretaker chairman and the Commissioner for Humanitarian And Catastrophe Administration, Benue State, Aondowase Kunde.
“A couple of weeks later, in the identical Konshisha, the previous caretaker chairman of Konshisha native authorities, Philip Achua within the firm of thugs tried to cease a thanksgiving service in honour of Dr. Mathias Byuan at NKST Agidi, Konshisha native authorities however was closely resisted by the individuals and the thanksgiving was ultimately held.
“On the thirtieth June 2024, the then Caretaker Chairman for Guma Native Authorities, Unongo Simon, tried to cease a thanksgiving/ church constructing fundraising service at NKST Daudu in Guma native authorities, the place the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and former governor of the state, Senator George Akume was billed to be the Particular Visitor.
“Once more on July twenty sixth, 2024, a church service at NKST Ihugh, Vandeikya native authorities, the place the Senator representing Benue North West Senatorial District, Senator Emmanuel Udende was a particular visitor, was referred to as off and no service was held on the church on that devoted Sunday, on the orders of the then Caretaker Chairman of Vandeikya native authorities, now government chairman of the native authorities, Mr Dennis Guda.
“Earlier than the ugly incident at NKST Ihugh, on July fifth, 2024, the identical Dennis Guda, within the firm of thugs invaded and violently disrupted proceedings on the fortieth Priestly Anniversary/Church Constructing and Celebration of Papal Award Of Monsignor for Rev. Monsignor Michael Nyitor Buter, held on the Divine Windfall Rectory, Bebe in Vandeikya Native Authorities of Benue State.
“The Government Director, Housing, Finance and Accounts of Federal Housing Authority, FHA, Dr Mathias Ibyuan, was on the anniversary/celebration in his private capability and in addition to within the consultant capability of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume”.
The get together referred to as for an finish to the pattern, stressing that folks of the state have the basic proper to rejoice their blessings and categorical their gratitude to God with out worry of governmental interference.
It referred to as upon all residents to face agency towards what it referred to as democratic despotism and urged all residents to stay vigilant and united in defending their democracy and basic rights.
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