By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Barely a few days after they were suspended from office, Governor Hyacinth Alia has recalled three Government officials to their duty posts.
The Source reports that the Governor had on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, suspended the trio of Maxwell Ogiri, the Executive Chairman of Otukpo Local Council, Mrs Grace Adagba, the chairman person of the State Basic Education Board SUBEB, and the Executive Secretary of the Benue state Lottery Commission Michael Uper for a period of one month.
The suspension was sequel to the State House of Assembly’s insistence on Governor Alia sanctioning the officials in line with its earlier resolution .
The Assembly led by the former Speaker Rt Hon Aondona Dajoh, had paused action on the screening of eight Commissioner-nominees, pending when Governor Alia would implement its resolution for the affected appointees to be suspended for a period of six months.
Although, the Governor was to reluctantly bow to the Lawmakers’ demand, the development, however, precipitated a chain of reactions that ultimately swept Dajoh out of office as the Speaker.
A statement on Tuesday from Yersoo Kula, the Governor’s spokesperson, informed that the lifting of the suspension followed a counter resolution from the Legislators calling for the recall of the affected Government officials.
According to the statement, the suspended officials are to resume immediately at their duty posts .
Governor Alia, however, durged the recalled officials to rededicate themselves to their responsibilities, maintain accountability and work assiduously for the people’s welfare.
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