Gov Hyacinth Alia rolled out a hefty N605.5 billion “Rural Development, Livelihood Support and Sustained Growth” blueprint Monday to Benue Assembly—a 10% jump from 2025—laser-focusing on flipping underfunded farm belts into economic powerhouses with N342.42bn capital (56.6%) fueling roads, agro-boosts and jobs, while N281.09bn recurrent (46.4%) locks in minimum wage, salaries and welfare amid herder-farmer scars.
Alia hammered home rural Naija’s food/culture backbone deserves the glow-up after years of neglect, promising inclusive stability via infrastructure surges and long-haul projects that echo Tinubu’s dev playbook—tackling Benue’s yam-rice empire woes with pragmatic investments that spark growth without debt traps.
Speaker Alfred Emberga cheered the timely drop as Alia’s third fiscal flex, vowing lightning scrutiny with MDAs for a people-first, transparent pass—proving Benue’s ready to harvest rural riches into statewide prosperity.
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