Benue: Gov Alia Sacks Benue Electoral Commission Chairman

By Ayodele Oni

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has sacked the chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Dr John Chen.

The decision of the governor was based on the recommendations of the State House of Assembly.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula explained that the governor accepted the resolutions of the Assembly and directed the Chairman of the commission to immediately hand over to the Administrative secretary of the commission.

According to the statement, “The Assembly accused the BSIEC chairman of lacking good judgement as to which decision will appeal to the greater majority of all stakeholders, and also that his actions so far in office fall short of the public interest.

“Governor Alia has accepted the resolutions and directed the Chairman of the commission to immediately hand over to the administrative secretary of the commission.”