Attah Ede Makurdi
Benue State Governor- elect Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia and the 32 state house of assembly members- elect, on Wednesday, recieved their certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC.
The event which was held at Precious Event Center Makurdi, saw the Director, Communication and Voter Education Festus Okoye issue certificates to the 32 members elect of the Assembly.
Out of this number,the All Progressives Congress, APC has 21 members, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP got 10 and Labor Party, LP 1 respectively.
Barrister Okoye equally issued Certificate of return to the Deputy Governor-elect Dr. Samuel Ode.
Responding on behalf of the elected officers, Rev. Fr. Alia said he is
very confident that the members-elect will make a transition and work friendly enough and much beneficial for the great people of Benue.
Alia added that he remains hopeful in an assembly that will produce avenues for peace, economic growth by making all points meaningful for the State.
He pledged to take full advantage of the trust given to him by the Benue people.
“We will not take this trust of yours for granted. We remain indebted to all who made this day possible. We will remain loyal and patriotic to the tenets of our nation.
“We will remain faithful and great citizens of the State and nation. We look forward to work with different groups and all parties in the State. We are looking forward to taking our state to the heights. We must all be architect of a new face of Benue. We need to make the civil service which is the engine room of the State functional”,Alia promised.
Earlier, INEC Resident Electoral Commissiin Prof. Sam Egwu urged the Governor-elect to focus on good governance by delivering dividends of democracy to Benue people.
The occasion was attended by families, friends and political associates of both the governor-elect and the house of assembly -elect.
