Benue: Gov Alia approves two local government appointments

Governor Hyacinth Alia has approved the appointment of Mr Nathan Angwe as Principal Special Assistant to the Governor on Local Government Affairs.

Angwe, who hails from Mbayange, Mbaakpough, Mbayion, Gboko Local Government Area, replaces the former PSA, Ioryue Yajir.

A retired staff member of the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Makurdi, he served as a Local Government Inspector in several local government areas in the state and retired as a Principal Local Government Inspector.

The Governor also approved the appointment of Mr Benjamin Aondonenge Ikyereve as the new Gubernatorial Liaison Officer (GLO) for Tarka Local Government.

Ikyereve, a holder of a BSc in Business Administration, is also a former secretary to the Tarka Local Government Council.

While congratulating the two appointees, Governor Alia stated that their “appointments as Principal Special Assistant to the Governor on Local Government Affairs and Gubernatorial Liaison Officer for Tarka Local Government, respectively, represent a recognition of your distinguished service and proven competence in public administration.”

He added, “It is my belief that drawing from your collective experiences; as a retired Principal Local Government Inspector with vast knowledge of local governance structures across the State, and as a business administrator with deep roots in local government administration, you are certainly not oblivious of your task of strengthening the critical interface between my office and our local government councils”.

According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, Governor Alia tasked the new appointees with ensuring seamless coordination, facilitating the effective implementation of government policies at the grassroots level and serving as strategic advisers on matters affecting their communities.