Benue State governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has won the Leadership Newspaper 2023 “Governor of the Year Award” for his exceptional leadership in providing good governance to the people of the State, through prudence, transparency, accountability, and a consciencous effort to block wastages.
The management of the newspaper said, Alia was selected for the award for his capacity to show quality leadership at a critical time when the people were most desirous of it.
Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula, in a statement on Monday said Leadership Newspaper acknowledged on a general note that governor Alia since assuming office, beefed up the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), and gave the people of the state a new lease of life just in his last six months.
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Governor Alia’s six months in office has witnessed a downpour of commendable transformative achievements which have ignited hope, improved livelihoods, and rekindled the spirit of optimism amongst Benue people.
Leadership Newspaper highlighted some of the Governor’s achievements in line with the priorities of his administration as enshrined in his Blueprint.
They emphasized timely delivery of fertilizer to farmers at subsidized rate, prompt and sustained payment of salaries, pensions, and gratuity, and eradication of the menace of ghost workers.
The media house also acknowledged the new retirement age and length of service for primary and secondary school teachers which Governor Alia has approved, the recovery of numerous looted vehicles, tens of hectres of lands, and numerous landed properties from the previous administration, as well as approved training of 10, 000 training of Benue Youths in ICT.
Other achievements mentioned include, improved monthly allowances of N15, 000 for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and N100, 000 for NYSC doctors serving in Benue State.
Ongoing construction of 16 roads measuring 15.39 kilometres within the Makurdi metropolis, and donation of 100 buses to Benue Links Company to ease movement mad cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on Benue people, amongst other things.
