2027: Benue will deliver 1 million votes for Tinubu — Sam Ode

The Deputy Governor of Benue State, Barr. Dr. Sam Ode, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to delivering more than one million votes for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the 2027 presidential election.

Ode restated the pledge on Thursday during an inspection of state and Federal Government projects by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in collaboration with the Presidential Media Team.

Responding to questions on how Benue people intend to reciprocate the Federal Government’s investment in the state, the deputy governor said Governor Hyacinth Alia’s earlier promise to secure over one million votes for President Tinubu remains achievable.

“We already have a pronouncement by the Benue State governor that the state will deliver one million votes to President Tinubu,” he said.

“It is my responsibility as the deputy governor to mobilise the people of the state in their large numbers, alongside other members of the State Executive Council, to ensure that we actualise the promise made by the governor.”

Ode attributed the state’s support for the President to the Federal Government’s ongoing infrastructure and development projects in Benue.

He also defended the establishment of the Food Basket Brewery, describing it as part of the Alia administration’s drive to stimulate economic growth and create jobs.

According to him, the facility produces both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and was conceived to harness the state’s large market while boosting local investment.

The deputy governor noted that the project complements President Tinubu’s call on state governments to invest in initiatives that directly improve the lives of citizens.

Among the projects inspected were the Wurukum High-Level Interchange and Underpass, the Wurukum Flyover, the interstate road linking Benue with Enugu, the Federal Capital Territory, Cross River and Ebonyi states, the Buruku Bridge and the Mu erosion control project.

The inspection was organised by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in collaboration with the Presidential Media Team to assess the progress of projects executed by the Federal and Benue State governments.