The Coalition for Good Governance and Accountability has disclosed that it has uncovered plots by sinister elements to destabilise the administration of the governor of Benue state, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iornem Alia.

A press statement issued by Comrade Joseph Uyeh on behalf of the group in Abuja, Sunday, dismissed those desperately trying to undermine the development strides of Governor Alia, describing them as “political failures and losers”.

The Coalition passed a vote of confidence in Governor Alia and warned those who have been paid to tarnish the hard-earned image of the governor to think twice before making a caricature of themselves.

“Despite the remarkable good works currently ongoing in Benue state, some persons who, are supposedly stakeholders, are aggrieved with the shift from the traditional money-sharing and political patronage that once characterised politics in the state and elsewhere.

“We have received credible intelligence to the effect that those who are opposed to the principled leadership of His Excellency, which places the welfare of the people first above political patronage, are not resting as they plot and scheme to cast his efforts in bad light.

“Just in recent weeks, there have been a plethora of sponsored press conferences in Abuja and elsewhere by persons who can best be described as enemies of the state accusing the governor of all manner of offences which, upon close scrutiny, are nothing but a bag of lies. 

“The motive is simple; to create an impression that the principled leadership of His Excellency which majority of Benue indigenes are proud of and devotedly in support is authoritarian. To be honest with you, Benue has never been in better hands since the administration of Apollos Aper Aku of blessed memory.

“Those planning to protest against the Governor in Abuja should be ashamed of themselves and be informed of the dire consequences. If the Governor was doing so badly and they had the support of Benue people, why are they not protesting against him in Benue state?”