Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue has attributed all his achievements in office in the last one year to President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Alia spoke on Friday during his thank you tour to Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency held in Makurdi, the state capital.

He said every achievement he recorded was the handiwork of Mr Tinubu.

The governor said the construction of roads and underpasses, payment of salaries, pensions and gratuities, and remodelling of the state assembly complex, secretariat, were possible because of the president’s support.

He said Mr Tinubu had given him unimaginable support and urged the state’s people to be patient with him as the president had “very good intentions for the citizenry.”

Mr Alia also promised to renovate and upgrade the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) Square in Makurdi to international standards.

He said the facilities at the over 30-year-old square constructed during the military era were outdated and needed urgent attention.

The governor said his administration, which had constructed 16 townships, also constructed an underpass in Makurdi and Gboko.

Mr Alia further disclosed that going forward, payment of salaries and pensions would start from the 22nd of every month.

Earlier, Sen. Barnabas Gemade, chairman of the Benue APC Elder’s Forum, said Mr Alia’s administration had employed thousands into the state civil service and was paying regularly, adding that previous governors failed to pay with even smaller workforce.

Benjamin Omakolo, Benue APC acting chairman, who received not less than 4,000 persons who defected from other political parties into the APC within the constituency, assured them of equal treatment.

(NAN)