2023, Benue South and power shift agitation [Opinion]

The fresh agitation and quest for power to shift to Benue South, one of the three senatorial districts in Benue State, popularly known as Zone C, appears to be gathering momentum as the 2023 General Election is gradually drawing closer.

Since the creation of Benue State on February 3, 1976, by the late General Murtala Mohammed, the Benue South Senatorial District mainly peopled by the Idomas, has never been given the chance to produce a governor.

The governorship seat has always rotated between Benue North East and Benue North-West predominantly occupied by the Tivs. The Benue North…