Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Titus Uba, has said he will turn around the fortunes of the state through agriculture and industrialization if elected governor come 2023.
Mr Uba stated this when he received Benue State Forum of Supervisory Councillors at his residence in Makurdi.
He said he would exploit the comparative advantage of the State in agriculture in line with his blueprint in agriculture tagged “our soil is our oil” to fast tract development, adding that as an Engineer, he would not leave out industrialization which has a symbiotic relationship with agriculture.
The lawmaker urged the people, particularly, the youths, to engage in productive economic ventures to attract support from the Youth Development Commission billed to be established by his administration and thanked the forum for their support.
Also speaking, the deputy Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Christopher Adaji expressed confidence in the capacity of Engr. Uba to take Benue State to the next level of development and called on Benue people to rally support for him to emerge victorious at the polls.
Earlier, Leader of the Forum, Supervisor for agriculture, Katsina ala Local Government Council, Jeff Atongo, said they had come to congratulate him over his victory at the primaries and to assure him of their support and solidarity.
The group also poured encomium on governor Ortom for his leadership that has enthroned internal democracy in the PDP, a development they said ensured a rancour free PDP primaries in the state.
