At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the council leaders — representing all nine local government areas in the zone — unanimously passed a vote of confidence in the governor. They also dismissed as baseless the claim by Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, that the area had been “abandoned” by the current administration.
Leading the delegation, Hon. Melvin Ejeh, Chairman of Agatu Local Government and Deputy Chairman of the Benue State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), said the allegation runs contrary to facts on the ground.