2027: Alia, PDP In Fresh War Of Words Over N30bn Monthly FAAC

Benue State governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have engaged in war of words over the recent comment made by Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike that Benue is now receiving N30bn monthly from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
The Benue State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Solomon Iorpev,  in a statement faulting Wike’s comment said Governor Alia has justified every Kobo of the Benue allocations.
Iorpev said the effects of exchange-rate adjustments and inflation on the purchasing power of the naira should be considered why questioning the state’s monthly revenue of the Alia’s administrat...