Gov Alia swears in 23 caretaker committee chairmen in Benue

The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday sworn in the caretaker committee chairmen for the 23 local government areas in the state.

At the ceremony held at the Government House in Makurdi, Alia charged the chairmen to deliver quality services to the people at the local level.

The governor had earlier requested the state House of Assembly to extend the tenure of the caretaker committees to allow the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) enough time to conduct local council election in the state.