Gov Ortom sacks cabinet
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has dissolved the state’s executive council.
Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Tony Ijohor, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Makurdi.
According to the statement, the governor retained seven commissioners, among whom were the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Michael Gusa, Nenge Nenge (Land and Survey), Dr. Godwin Oyiwana (Energy, Science, and Technology).
Others are David Olofu (Finance), Dr. Joseph Ngbea (Health and Human Services), Dennis Ekpe Ogbu (Housing and Urban Development), and Nylazungwe Igirgi (Women Affairs).
The statement added that the governor had forwarded the list of eight commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation.
Ijohor gave the names of the nominees as Ternar Jester Kyange, Unngwa Sechia Jude, Agbatar Rodney Williams, and Michael Umoru Inalegwu, Agber Benjamin Armar, Dr. Jane Ogoma Aja, Sarwuan Tamongo, and Nguhe Teyima Levi.
