Ozor Ndi Ozor@OzorNdiOzor
Alex Barbir chose to run a project himself instead of handing funds over to the Benue State Government, due to the clear mismanagement of the ₦4 billion already donated for the same purpose.
Alex got directly involved because the victims of Yelwata were found laying around In IDP Camps without proper toilets, bathrooms, or food meant to be provided by the government to which a whooping N4 billion was entrusted with.
After the Yelwata attacks, the Yelewata market was among the infrastructure destroyed, leaving victims in IDP camps. And as part of his humanitarian effort, Alex Barbir offered to directly handle the market reconstruction.
What did the Benue state government did?
It presented Alex with a proposal that would cost ₦300 million.
Alex stated he could complete the same market project for ₦50–60 million, which was a fraction of the government figure. The Government massively inflating the cost.
He did not proceed with the market project through or with the Benue State Government.
Instead, Alex bypassed the government entirely and focused his resources on direct, on-ground rebuilding of other priority infrastructure: new homes, and completed 35–40 houses), churches, clinics, and boreholes for water.
According to him, he personally spent over ₦90 million on the Yelewata projects alone.
Alex declare that "With ₦1 billion, I can build 3,000 homes."
Now ask yourself,
What sort of minor market building reconstruction project would cost Benue state Government N300 million? And this is how Benue state government missed out on a rare foreign aid because of greed and selfishness.
This is the Alex Barbir that the Arewa influencers claim to incite hatred and violence. For every expression Alex made, Gumi, Pantami and many more have made a thousand more disastrous remarks that solidifies their unobvious solidarity with terrorists.
The choice of being swayed by the hypocrisy, manipulative lies and deceit of bandwagon propagandists is now a personal decision.
