By Amos Aar
THE BENUE State governor, Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia, has promised that his administration will consider recruitment into the state civil service as early as January, 2024.
The governor made the pronouncement Tuesday when he flagged off the third phase of the palliatives distribution exercise in Benue at the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) office in Makurdi, the state capital.
He also promised that his administration’s focus on road construction will be shifted from the township to the rural areas in the coming weeks to enable grassroots people enjoy democratic dividends.
While reiterating his administration’s readiness to prioritise good governance through the provision of infrastructure, security and prompt payment of salaries as well as pensions, the governor said his party, the APC, was elected to offer succour and good governance and as such, he will do his best to put the state on the pedestal of greatness where it should be.
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Alia explained that the palliatives flagged off for distribution were part of short-term efforts to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal so as to enable Benue people forge ahead and in the end, achieve the status of the food basket, through food security.
According to the governor, Benue State took delivery of 25 trucks of maize, 35 trucks of rice and the grains will be distributed across the state, adding that it is not going to be exclusive for any political party as the entire people of the state are meant to benefit.
He said apart from the 100 buses procured and handed over to Benue Links Transport Company Limited, the state government had earlier procured and distributed fertilizers to farmers across the state, with plans in place to register WAEC and NECO for students in government approved schools as well as train ten thousand youths in different ICT programs.
Alia appreciated the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government for supporting all the states of the federation with palliatives to help reduce the impact of petrol subsidy removal in the country.
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Earlier in their separate addresses, the Chairman of the Palliatives Distribution Committee and Commissioner for Power and Transport, Omale Omale, Esq., and the Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Aondoakaa Iorpuu, all appreciated the president for the gesture. They equally thanked Governor Alia for ensuring equitable distribution of the palliatives and for injecting the intervention in areas that are impactful on the people of the state and promised to maintain the Governor’s principle of equality in sharing the items to beneficiaries.
