Why defence minister Dan-Alli must resign now - Benue Assembly

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- Benue state House of assembly has asked the minister of defence, Mansur Dan Ali to immediately resign from his position

- The minister had allegedly attributed the recent Benue killings to the enactment of anti-open grazing law in the state

- The House said that Dan-Alli's comments showed that he is completely unaware of the security issues in the sensitive ministry he is overseeing

Benue state House of assembly has unanimously called on the minister of defence, Mansur Dan Ali to immediately resign from his position.

NAIJ.com gathered that the House made the resolution over the minster's comments on the killing of over seventy-three indigenes of the state by suspected herdsmen.

The House took the decision after a debate on a motion of urgent public importance moved by the majority leader, Barr. Benjamin Adanyi.

Speaker of the Assembly, Terkimbi Ikyange, while ruling on the motion, attributed the decision of the Assembly to the malicious, vexatious and unfortunate comments by the minister, adding that the comments were an indication that the minister lacks everything to be in that position.

According to the House, his unfortunate comments clearly shows that the minister is completely unaware of the security issues in the sensitive ministry he is overseeing and agreed that by such utterances, he is a conspirator and should treated as such.

The House also condemned in its entirety what it described as "reckless" utterances by the minister, despite the fact that the killings predates the anti open grazing prohibition law validly enacted by the Benue state government.

However, the House commended Governor Samuel Ortom for his firm stance on the implementation of the law banning open grazing in the state.

Earlier in a motion, the majority leader, Barr. Benjamin Adanyi faulted Mansur Dan Ali the minister for blaming the killing of Benue people on the enactment and implementation of the anti open grazing law, saying the ministers comments were not befitting of a public officer occupying such a strategic position in the security architecture of the country.

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In their various comments, members including Ianna Jato, Ngunan Addingi, Bem Mngutyo, Barr. Adam Okloho among others described as most unfortunate and insisted that the minister should apologise to Benue people over his comments.

Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state rained curses on those responsible for the recent killing of over 73 people in some local government areas of the state.

While speaking at an emergency stakeholders meeting in Makurdi on Monday, January 22, Governor Ortom laid curses on the killers and those who sponsored them, saying that they will never have peace.

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