Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly and candidate for governor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt Hon Titus Uba on Saturday, paid a visit to those receiving medical care at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi,(BSUTH).
Engr Uba expressed his condolences to the victims who suffered varying degrees of injuries ranging from gunshots to matchet cuts and urged security services to do more to protect the lives and property of the people of the state.
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He praised Governor Samuel Ortom’s efforts to secure the state and reaffirmed the state assembly’s determination to continue providing the needed support under his leadership.
The PDP guber candidate expressed satisfaction with the level of care and support given the patients and urged the management and staff of the hospital to sustain the tempo.
The Speaker urged the people to continue to pray for the government of the state to overcome the insecurity challenges confronting the state as well as quick recovery of the victims and donated a token to help upset the bills of the patients.
In his reaction, the Medical Director, Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Terlumun Swende who led the Speaker round the wards commended the gesture of the Speaker and the Assembly and urged other aspirants, and other well-to-do individuals and organisations to come to the aide of the victims.
Dr. Swende also expressed gratitude to Governor Samuel Ortom for his assistance in paying the patients’ medical expenses and meeting their other needs.
He praised the efforts of international donor agencies and nongovernmental organizations in providing medical services to the victims in order to reduce the hospital’s burden.
