By Son Tertsea, Abuja

Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Benue state, Amb. Terhemen Tarzoor has issued a statement on Monday,13th April,2026 calling on Benue people or groups of people willing to register with the Renewed Hope Ambassadors to contact the coordinators of the program in their local governments.

Amb Tarzoor in the statement said, the local government coordinators will do the registration free of charge for onward forwarding to the state coordinator, advising that no member of the party or Benue citizen should pay money to anybody for registration.

The former Nigeria Ambassador to the Republic of Namibian acknowledged in the release that, Benue people are committed to the reelection bids of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Hyacinth Alia in appreciation of the evidence-based and impactful governance being provided by the federal and state governments in Benue and the country at large.

Consequently, he appealed to Benue people to sustain their support for Mr. President and Governor Alia to secure victory in the 2027 general elections.

Terkura Vande From Makurdi

An aspirant for the Makurdi/Guma, Federal constituency of the House of Representatives, HOR, for 2027, Dr Iorwakwagh Apera, has been endorsed by the Nongov community in Makurdi Local Government Area (LGA), of Benue state.

The community which stated that the Nongov people have never had a full shot at the position, since the seat was created in 1999, described the aspirant as the darling of the Nongov people.

In an unanimous decision reached at the
Makurdi residence of Chief Ayôôsu Bem, all the four clans in Nongov comprising Saghev, Nzorov, Kaambe and Abinsi, gave Apera, their blessings to run for the position.

Speaking at the meeting, Dr. Apera, a seasoned development expert who has delivered several large scale national and international sustainable community social developments, promised effective representation to the people of the constituency, if elected into the HoR, in the 2027 election.

Apera, also pledged that as part of his legislative functions, he would provide practical solutions and representation, economic empowerment for the youths and women, and ensure security and stability as well as infrastructural development for the people of his constituency.

Benjamin Iwan, President of Nongov Community, called on the people of Nongov to embrace unity and political inclusiveness.

While cautioning against politics of conflict and division, he expressed the belief that the candidature of Dr Apera for House of Representatives, would act as a bridge to bring Nongov people together for a common cause.

All the speakers including elders commended Dr Apera for the bold step to contest for the House of Representatives, describing the move as timely and needful.

Terkura Vande From Makurdi

The Forum of former South-East Governors has thrown their weight behind the candidature of President Bola Tinubu, ahead of the re-election of the president in 2027.

The Forum, is also expected to provide advisory support to incumbent governors in the region on critical zonal and national issues, while fostering unity across political party lines in the region.

Former Governor of Ebonyi State, and now Minister of Works, David Umahi, who announced this and the creation of the Forum, explained that the forum was conceived after hours of deliberations on Tuesday.

In a Communiqué read at the end of a high-level meeting in Enugu, Umahi, said, several former governors were unable to attend the inaugural meeting due to medical and official engagements.

He however noted that the forum endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, applauding his administration’s appointments of South-East indigenes and ongoing infrastructural projects in the region.

In his words, he said “We boldly state that we are supporting Mr. President’s re-election. This is a strategic decision, and we will continue to support him in this regard.”

The Minister, noted that even though, not all the former governors were present at the inaugural meeting, he was optimistic that attendance at subsequent meetings of the forum would improve.

Apart from Umahi, former governors that graced the occasion were, Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia state; Chris Ngige, Anambra state; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu state; Ebonyi state, Sullivan Chime, Enugu state, and Martin Elechi, Ebonyi state.

Umahi said, “You must have been wondering what is going on, what was going on, and is still going on, and it is that we now have the birth of a forum of former South East governors.

“By our next meeting, we are confident that over 90 percent of the former governors of the South-East will be in attendance.

“The forum shall be open to all former governors, irrespective of party affiliation, who have served in the South-East.

“We commend the great work that the current governors of the South-East are doing for the benefit of our people”, Umahi stated .

The Minister also commended the performance of current governors in the region, praising their efforts in infrastructural development, empowerment programmes, and security.

He revealed that the forum would, within the next two weeks, convene a broader meeting expected to include almost all the former governors, as part of efforts to consolidate its agenda and influence.

The minister noted that members of the forum are also expected to pay a courtesy visit to the Enugu state Governor, to relay their resolutions to the Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum and facilitate a formal engagement with other serving governors.