Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia’s key aide on International Investment, Hon. Alex Addingi, has resigned his appointment to contest the Buruku Federal House of Representatives seat ahead of next year’s general elections.

Addressing a news conference in Makurdi, Addingi, who is currently serving as the Governor’s pointman in Buruku Local Government Area, maintained that he is greatly favoured by the zoning arithmetic, which he said has justified his aspiration.

He noted that he possesses both the experience and grassroots connection required to reposition the Buruku constituency.

“I am the one who is more qualified to profile my people and carry them along in government. I have been serving my people, and I have discovered that Buruku is very backward in terms of development.

“You can’t point to five young doctors; we don’t have architects, scientists, or engineers. We are also backwards in agriculture”, Addingi exclaimed.

He posited that his personal agricultural initiative, particularly the cultivation of palm trees, is part of efforts to reposition the local economy and make Buruku a hub for palm oil production in Benue State.

He further unveiled his professional background, pointing out that his seven-year stint with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) exposed him to global networks.

“The NAFDAC job took me around the world, and I built bridges across the world,” he stated.

He expressed confidence that the APC in the state under Governor Hyacinth Alia will retain power in 2027 due to the landmark achievements recorded in three years’ time in office.

Addingi, who promised to upgrade educational infrastructure by equipping at least four schools with science laboratories and promoting science-based education, maintained that his ongoing intervention in water supply through borehole rehabilitation would continue irrespective of political considerations.

“This is not political. This is what I have been doing regularly, whether I am in the House of Representatives or not”, he said.

On security and settlement patterns, he pledged to advocate for the implementation of the Land Use Act to address dispersed rural settlements, which he linked to rising insecurity.