The Honourable Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Professor Joseph Terlumun Utsev has expressed profound appreciation to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for visiting Benue State to offer his condolences to the good people of the state over the sustained killings of innocent citizens by herdsmen militia.
He described President Tinubu's visit as timely and a clear demonstration of the spirit of a servant-leader who is concerned about the lives and welfare of citizens.
The Minister, in a statement by his Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity, Terhemen Oraduen, also noted that the visit afforded Mr President an opportunity to interact with Benue people and know more about the level of insecurity bedeviling the state, with a view to finding lasting solutions to the age-long carnage.
He particularly thanked the President for directing security Chiefs in the country to go all out and hunt down the killer herders who perpetrated the heinous acts, especially the latest attack on Yelewata Communityof Guma Local Government Area.
The Minister also commended President Tinubu for directing the immediate setting up of a peace committee in the state that will include former Governors of Benue, elders, traditional rulers among others to meet with him in Abuja to fashion out a framework for lasting peace.
Prof Utsev thanked President Tinubu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, for visiting victims of the attacks who are receiving treatment at the hospital and giving them words of hope and assurance.
He prayed that the Almighty God continues to give Mr President the stamina and wisdom to continue to steer the ship of the nation to the destination where peace, unity, tranquility and prosperity will be the order of the day in the country.