By Bridget. Ikyado
Dr Sam Ode,Foremost member of the Alia Alliance group, has emerged the Benue All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate for the 2023 Governorship elections.
Ode was a former Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, served as Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and also a one time Local Government Chairman, among others.
He will serve as Deputy to Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, Governorship Candidate for Benue APC 2023 race.
In a congratulatory message by the Alia Alliance Group signed by its Secretary General , Mr Kelvins Dzeremo read thus:
I write on behalf of the leadership and entire membership of the Alia Alliance worldwide, to congratulate you on your well-deserved selection as the Deputy Governorship Candidate of our party, the All Progressives Congress, Benue State.
The world-renowned writer, David Starr Jordan once said, “The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.”
Your selection to this position, which is sequel to your long and inexhaustible list of recorded exploits, gives credence to the here-referenced words of Starr Jordan and further affirms the ability of the human self to achieve and overcome anything it averts its heart and mind to.
As a foremost member of the ALIA ALLIANCE, your selection is a testimony to the quality of the group and a further confirmation yet, of the calibre of its membership and productivity.
We are deeply elated at this development and convinced that as an ambassador of the Alliance, you will further elevate the stakes and make us proud.
Benue needs you. Benue needs your experience. And Benue is waiting for your role in its liberation. May God give you the ability to deliver on these expectations.
Once more, congratulations Your Excellency.