Benue: Tiv Massacre Calls For Urgent Restructuring In Nigeria - Wike

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has restated the need for restructuring in Nigeria following the massacre that happened in Tiv land, as the Tiv people in Benue and Rivers rallied to support each other during the tragic period.

Wike said this during a meeting with representatives of the Tiv people in Rivers State at the State House in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

He said that the ties between the Tiv people in Benue and Rivers compelled him to make a trip to Benue State because "what affects you also affects us".

In a statement issued by the governor's Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, the governor said, “I felt that what affects you also affects us. So, when that massacre took place in Tiv land, we believed that if anybody in Tiv land dies, an Ikwerre person will have to commiserate with their family. That was why we decided to go and see my colleague and friend, the governor. Whatever we did that time, we believed it was because of the strong ties we have together.

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“I know what my colleague, the current governor, passed through. I thank God that Benue people rallied round him to give him the necessary support. Now, if you look back and remember what happened during that period, there is no way you’ll not constantly say this is the time to restructure this country.”