Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state on Tuesday, October 17, made key appointments in his state government.
Terseer Mzuulga, a seasoned broadcaster with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), was appointed as the Director-General of Radio Benue.
Also, Ioryue Yaji, the former ALGON boss and Gboko Local Government Council chairman, has been designated as the Principal Special Assistant (PSA) for local government coordination and monitoring.
In another appointment, Erdoo Iyo was named the General Manager of the Community and Social Development Agency.
The official announcement was issued through a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, and provided to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi.
Mzuulga, a seasoned journalist, before his appointment had worked with Radio Benue for some years but later joined the FRCN Headquarters in Abuja and his retirement about one month ago.
He retired with the rank of Manager News.
According to a statement, Governor Alia also approved the appointment of Terhide Antiev as his Chief Physician.
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Other appointments as announced by the Governor included Mr Terver Aginde – Special Adviser on Politics and Community Engagement and Mr Attah Ochoga – PSA on Digital Economy and Job Creation
Others are Yusuf Elaigwu – PSA on Commercial Transportation and Monitoring, loryue Yaji – PSA on LGA Coordination and Monitoring and Tavershima Ishom – PSA on House Keeping and Domestic Affairs.
The governor also assigned portfolios to 11 Senior Special Assistants and appointed one Special Assistant and 7 Personal Assistants.
He said he believed that the persons chosen would add value to his administration and charged them to put the state first.