Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi –
Benue State Governor, Fr Hyacinth Alia, has sacked the Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Dr. John Chen, over alleged incompetence and lack of integrity.
Governor Alia, on Friday, approved the immediate removal of Dr Chen, following the recommendation of the Benue State House of Assembly.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, disclosed that the State House of Assembly had on Thursday, during plenary, recommended that the BSIEC chairman be sacked for alleged lack of integrity and incompetence to hold such office.
According to the statement, “Governor Alia has accepted the resolutions and directed the Chairman of the commission to immediately hand over to the administrative secretary of the commission.”
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It said that the House of Assembly also accused the BSIEC Chairman of lacking good judgement as to which decision would appeal to the greater majority of all stakeholders, and also that his actions so far in office fall short of the public interest.
It could be recalled that the sacked Chairman had recently announced date for conduct of Local Government Council elections in the State.
The new date for the councils election is November 2024.
