By Isaac Uzaan
The Governor of Benue State, Rev Fr Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia was inaugurated
2. May 30, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia starts work, pays unscheduled visit to the following:
- State Secretariat
- Benue State Ministry of Works
- Benue Printing and Publishing company
- Benue Centre for Enterprise Development and Innovation (BENCEDI)
- National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism
3. May 31, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia announces appointment of key officials of his cabinet:
- Rt. Hon. Paul Shinyô Biam as Chief of Staff (CoS)
- Prof. Joseph Alakali as Secretary to the State Government (SSG)
- Dr. Emmanuel Chenge as Principal Private Secretary (PPS)
- Dr. Moses Agbogbo Ode as Head of Service (HoS)
- Sir Tersoo Kula as Chief Press Secretary (CPS).
- pays unscheduled visit to Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi.
- flags off construction of 200 Housing units at Mbangyor Layout, Phase 1, Gboko Road, Makurdi.
- dissolves all Boards and Heads of Parastatals.
4. June 1, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia swears in key officials of his cabinet
- pays unscheduled visit to State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Benue Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC).
5. June 5, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia inaugurates 10th Benue House of Assembly
6. June 7, 2023
The governor nullifies all recent appointments into the state civil service made by the outcome administration
- gives the following directives:
a. All those who have retired but are yet to vacate their offices or duty post either because of extension or contract appointment are to proceed on retirement forthwith.
b. All Civil Servants due for retirement but are yet to tender their letters of retirement or notice of retirement should do so forthwith and proceed on retirement immediately.
c. All Civil Servants and or persons appointed Permanent Secretaries from the month of January 2023 to date should revert to their previous positions forthwith.
d. All the postings and transfers made in the state civil service from October 2022, to date are hereby nullified. The affected staff should revert to their former ranks, or stations or offices with immediate effect.
- appoints Sir James Aondoakaa Iorpuu as Acting Executive Secretary of SEMA.
7. June 10, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia holds a closed door meeting with Senior Officers of the Nigerian Air Force at Government House, Makurdi.
8. June 11, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia constitutes Assets Recovery Committees
9. June 12, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia addresses Benue people on Democracy Day
10. June 14, 2023
The governor visits Ikpayongo to assess the level of destruction caused by the two waring communities of Mbavur and Mbasombo of Masev in Gwer-East local government area.
- pays unscheduled visit to Benue Environmental and Sanitation Agency, Makurdi.
- holds meeting with council chairmen
- appoints Alexander Fanafa to head Benue Links.
11. June 16, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia visits Benue Liaison Office in Abuja.
12. June 20, 2023
Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia attends Implementation Support Mission of Innovation Development and Effectiveness in Acquisition Skill at Benue Hotels, Makurdi.
13. June 22, 2023
- Governor Hyacinth Alia delivers Keynote Address at the 3days retreat organized for members of the Benue State House of Assembly in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
- inaugurates Assets Recovery Committees with a charge on them to take stock of government Property.
- flags off Construction of 300 housing units at Adem village, Makurdi.
14. June 23, 2023
Governor Hyacinth Alia approves the appointment of Dr. Jerome Andohol as Acting Director General, Benue Planning Commission.
- approves the appointment of Emmanuel Terlumun Agema as Acting Chairman, Benue Internal Revenue Service (BIRS).
15. June 28, 2023
The governor holds meeting with Doctors Without Borders (Medicines San Frontiers).
- Joins Muslim Community in Wadata, Makurdi to celebrate Eid-ei-kabir.
16. June 29, 2023
- joins other State Governors in Lagos to welcome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on state visit.
In addition to the above, Governor Hyacinth Alia has approved the payment of salaries to civil servants in the state. The payment has already begun and is ongoing.
The role of an opposition party is to check excesses and present alternatives to government positions. Unfortunately, Benue has an opposition party which flew on the twin wings of ineptitude and propaganda, and now has an impaired ability to initiate constructive criticisms.
Before coming to the submission "Alia's take off the Worst Since 1999", Bemgba Iortyom should have first admitted that Ortom's administration was the worst since 1999.
Ortom's administration has left Benue in a bottomless guff of debt that three generations ahead cannot pay.
No government in history has undertook such a systematic looting as the one done by the ousted PDP administration in Benue State.
Let is be on record that since 1999, Governor Alia's administration is the only one that did not inherit any vehicle from its predecessor. For the past one month now, Governor Hyacinth Alia has not bought any new vehicle. He is driving his old private vehicles. Where Governor Suswam handed over a fleet of new vehicles to the incoming administration, Governor Ortom left nothing behind for the new administration.
The PDP should get busy contending with reproach, shame and dishonour they got from the public and stop disturbing the Reverend gentleman from doing his work.
30th
May, 2023
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