{"id":159112,"date":"2025-04-12T12:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:55:30","slug":"governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior","title":{"rendered":"Governor Alia lied about Benue IDPs data \u2013 Shior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Emmanuel Shior, the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has faulted the claims by Governor Hyacinth Alia that his administration did not inherit any data on the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within the state.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement made available to journalists in Makurdi, Dr. Shior expressed concern over the governor\u2019s assertion, questioning whether the administration also lacks data on the Cameroonian refugees that the state is currently hosting.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the importance of accurate data in addressing the humanitarian crisis stemming from escalating insecurity in the state, which has resulted in a growing IDP population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Alia\u2019s claim is a misrepresentation of the facts. In my handover notes, I documented data indicating approximately two million IDPs and around ten thousand Cameroonian refugees in Benue State,\u201d Dr. Shior stated.<\/p>\n<p>The former Executive Secretary of Benue SEMA, who is a lecturer at the Federal University of Lafia, emphasized that the previous administration established strategic partnerships and conducted symposiums aimed at generating reliable data for effective IDP management.<\/p>\n<p>This collaborative effort, he said, included partnerships with various national and international organizations such as NEMA, UNHCR, and UNICEF, culminating in the creation of the Benue State Humanitarian Response Plan.<\/p>\n<p>Shior noted that Governor Alia had previously acknowledged the same data in media presentations and discussions with humanitarian partners and wondered why the governor has suddenly turned around to speak in a contradictory tone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is particularly ironic is that while the governor claims to have improved conditions for IDPs, new camps are being established without adequate provisions for their welfare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Emmanuel Shior, the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has faulted the claims by Governor Hyacinth Alia that his administration did not inherit any data on the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within the state. In a statement made available to journalists in Makurdi, Dr. Shior expressed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":159111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[9994,5492,254,16840],"class_list":["post-159112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-alia","tag-benue-idps","tag-nigeria","tag-shior"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Governor Alia lied about Benue IDPs data \u2013 Shior - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Emmanuel Shior, the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has faulte ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Governor Alia lied about Benue IDPs data \u2013 Shior\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Emmanuel Shior, the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has faulte ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-12T11:08:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-15T11:55:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1744447293.722193.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1556\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1110\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Governor Alia lied about Benue IDPs data \u2013 Shior\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-12T11:08:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-15T11:55:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior\"},\"wordCount\":286,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1744447293.722193.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alia\",\"Benue IDPs\",\"Nigeria\",\"Shior\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lied-about-benue-idps-data-shior\",\"name\":\"Governor Alia lied about Benue IDPs data \u2013 Shior - 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