Gov Alia forwards list of commissioner nominees to Benue Assembly

The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has submitted the first batch of commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.

The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Tersoo Kula, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Makurdi.

He said his principal’s decision to forward the list to the House was in line with the constitution.

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Kula listed the first batch of commissioner nominees to include Theresa Odachi, Dr. Benjamin Ashaver, Dr. Margaret Adamu, and Dr. Peter Oboh.

Others are Dr. Timothy Yangien, Mr. Denis Iyaighgba, Mr. James Dwem and Dr. Paul Ogwuche.

He added that the second batch of nominees would be forwarded to the Assembly in a matter of days.

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