The
member of the House of Representatives for Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal
Constituency of Benue State, Rt. Hon. Mrs. Dorothy Mato said she will at
all times stand by the people of her constituency and state whose
interests she represents.
In a statement issued through her media
department on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, she called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to use his powers as the President and
Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria and bring fairness and justice to the people of Benue State who
are being attacked by herdsmen.
“The people of my constituency
and state do not hate President Buhari because they massively voted for
him in 2015. They only hate the way he is handling the attacks of
herdsmen on Benue. When the President visited Benue State on a
condolence tour, the streets were empty and protest banners were seen in
some areas because the people are not happy with him. The President
should understand that Gov. Samuel Ortom did not make the Open Grazing
Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law. The Benue People did, so it
is not Ortom’s law but the Benue people’s law that should be respected
and implemented.
“I have visited and interacted with some of my
people and I know how they feel. They are very peace-loving and
forgiving people. Once Mr. President does the needful, they will forgive
him and do their best for a better Benue and Nigeria,” she said.
By Terfa Naswem