A video shared by @NewsCentralTV captures a heart-wrenching moment: young schoolchildren in Makurdi standing patiently in the pouring rain, waiting to welcome President Bola Tinubu during his visit to Benue State.
Their uniforms drenched, their faces expectant, these children… pic.twitter.com/VagDXyOfwD
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A video shared by @NewsCentralTV
captures a heart-wrenching moment: young schoolchildren in Makurdi standing patiently in the pouring rain, waiting to welcome President Bola Tinubu during his visit to Benue State.
Their uniforms drenched, their faces expectant, these children represent both the resilience and the reality of a region ravaged by tragedy and long neglected by power.
President Tinubu’s visit follows public outcry over his initial silence after a string of violent attacks left scores dead in communities across Benue. But on a day marked by flooded roads and grieving families, it’s the image of children soaked in silence that will likely linger the longest.
No child should have to wait in the rain for hope.