The National Conscience Party in Benue has endorsed Dr Stephen Akuma as its 2019 governorship flag bearer.
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In Nigeria today, when you hear some states, certain things come to mind, automatically: when you hear Borno, you think Boko Haram; you hear Benue, you mind races to herdsmen; and of course, when you think Zamfara, you think of bandits, killing thousands across the state.
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Saturday that the state was now relatively peaceful since the deployment of troops in various operations to tackle the menace of armed banditry and suspected killer herdsmen.
Terver Akase, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Makurdi.
Oribibi raised the alarm in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Makurdi.
Ahmed Mabudi, the Acting Director-General of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, said the rumour making rounds about the release of water from the Lagbo Dam by Cameroonian authorities was untrue.
The figures were contained in a statement on Friday by Ortom’s Special Adviser on Media and ICT, That Agerzua.
The Chairman, South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, gave the charge on Tuesday at the Government House, Abakaliki, when he received in audience a Board member representing South East in the NBC, Ugonna Uzor-Kalu
Ortom said in Markudi that since the creation of the state in 1976, a woman had not been appointed as its Head of Service.
The Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party at the weekend resolved that the North Central Zone should produce the next president of the country because it has experienced, competent and qualified aspirants seeking the position.
The Benue Chapter of All Progressive Congress on says it has adopted indirect primaries in selecting candidates for the 2019 general election.
Shuluwa told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Makurdi that it was necessary for women to seek more elective positions for their voices to be heard.
Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, has appointed Veronica Onyeke as the new Head of Service.
The state chairman of the party, Engr. John Enemari, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi.
The structures of the Peoples Democratic Party in Benue were on Monday handed over to Governor Samuel Ortom.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi, he said that in his first six months in office, he would deploy e-governance to stamp out ghost workers and address outrageous wage bill.
He said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Makurdi that most of the affected structures were built on water channels.
Tondo stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after obtaining his nomination and expression of interest forms at PDP National Secretariat in Abuja on Friday.
Former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa and presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party has stressed the need to restore justice, fairness and rule of law in the country.
He said when in place, the structure would ensure strict compliance with the global best standards in tax laws.