HONOURABLE Aondona Dajoh, member, Gboko-West state constituency has emerged as Speaker of the 10th Benue State House of Assembly on Monday.
Hon. Dajoh defeated Hon Becky Orpin, member, Gboko-East state constituency, with 17 votes to 15.
Dajoh is believed to be the choice of the state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, while Orpin was the candidate of Senator George Akume, who was appointed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) last week.
Akume, a former governor of the state who served as Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs under the Buhari administration, is believed to be Fr. Alia’s godfather.
As leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Akume is believed to have singled-handedly picked Fr. Alia and his deputy, Sam Ode, as candidates of the party in the last governorship election, despite stiff opposition from other party stalwarts.
It is not clear if this clash which is coming barely a week after the inauguration of Governor Alia would truncate what many believe would be a robust relationship between godfather and godson.
Details of how the contest was won and lost shortly…
