Over the last decade, floods have destroyed properties worth millions of naira and caused losses of lives in some cases.
The governor lamented that the reign of terror had driven over 1.5 million persons from their ancestral homes and communities.
Abuja and other Nigerian cities were already struggling in the fight to become commercial hubs for the African ecosystem.
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue, Philip Wuhe, has defected to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
The governor noted that the people expected Mr Adeleke to change the narrative by bringing positive changes to his state.
The SEMA boss said that most of the IDPs were staying with their partners and this accounted for the high number of births recorded in the camps.
Gabriel Nyitse, chief of staff to Governor Samuel Ortom, says 1.5 million persons are in various internally displaced peoples (IDPs) camps in Benue.
“We need all hands, all Nigerian hands on deck to restore Nigeria, and that is what Governor Wike is saying to me. I wish Governor Wike well.”
The governor said this when led his presidential aspiration team in consultation with Governor Samuel Ortom.
Ortom while reacting to the recent attack, reiterated his call on the federal government to step up security operations.
