The Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has frowned at the decayed nature of the residential quarters of Commissioners, and other top Government functionaries in the state.
The Governor directed the Commissioner for Works and Housing, to submit a detailed report about the quarters for immediate action by the State government.
The Governor also ordered that all illegal occupants of the residents, who were seen occupying the quarters, should vacate the apartments immediately or face disciplinary actions.
He made his displeasure known on Monday 16, 2023, after an on the spot check of facilities at the quarters after which he briefed newsmen, in Makurdi, the Benue state capital.
"I'm quite disappointed to see the level of encroachment onto the land, and a number of unknown people occupying the Houses. Some of the former Commissioners alloted the Houses to them. This is not right. Any Government official by the virtue of his office, becomes a custodian of the Government property.
"Most of these Houses are no longer habitable. They have been so highly vandalized, and we have the new commissioners on board. So where do we place them? Right at this moment, all those who are occupying the quarters that are never expected to be there, must vacate the places", he emphasized.
He also expressed surprise that former appointees of the immediate past administration, are still occupying the quarters, while other structures within the premises, he noted, were either vandalized or dilapidated, with the portions within the premises, converted into farm lands with over grown grasses everywhere.
The Governor similarly inspected the decayed infrastructures at the Ministries of Justice, Works and Housing, in the company of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Joseph Alkali, his Chief of Staff, Mr. Paul Ibiam along with the Commissioners overseeing the Ministries, and other government appointees.
DONALD KUMUN,
Principal Special Assistant (PSA) to the Governor on Print Media.
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