Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has accused the president Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of aiding killings in the state.
The governor, who alleged that the Federal Government sent people to kill farmers in Benue, also said the action of the Federal Government has made it impossible for his administration to generate Internally Generated Revenue, IGR.
Speaking with Arise TV, Ortom lamented that the killings have led to the spread of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the state.
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According to him: “My IGR is low because of the security situation in the country; I can’t raise IGR. Today, as I talk to you, over 1.5 million people are IDPs and are no longer going to farms.
“The Federal Government and COAS have sent people to kill farmers in their farmland.
“We are now in the rainy season, but farmers are no longer going to their farms, so how do I raise IGR?”
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