Daily Tigons News Briefs
Michael Atovigba
Daily Tigons
News Briefs
Today is Tuesday, September 29, 2020
1. Benue State Planning Commission has assured the 2021 budget shall be ready for the governor to present before the state house of assembly before the end of the year.
Sam Unom
Director-General
Director-General of the commission, Mr. Sam Unom told Daily Tigons the commission was already very busy preparing the document which shall soon be ready.
2. Many lives have been reportedly lost in Jandeikyura in an alleged jukun militia attacks in the past few days.
Jandeikyura is not very far from Vaase, Gbeji and some others communities in the Sankera areas of Benue State.
3. Nigeria shall be 60 Thursday, this week on October 1.
The National Day shall be celebrated amid on-going protests by various nationalities against massive killings of the nation’s citizens that have been going on for many years.
For instance, some Yoruba groups in the diaspora have recently been protesting their being treated as second class citizens thus compelling them to agitate for a country of their own.
We take some National Day Goodwill Message
Benue State Planning Commission
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON NIGERIA’s 60TH INDEPENDENCE
The management and staff of the Benue State Planning Commission would like to join with other well-meaning Nigerians to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Samuel Ortom on the occasion of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary of the country.
We would like to commend especially the administration of His Excellency Governor Ortom for the successes achieved by his administration in the development of Benue State as an economically self-reliant federating unit of Nigeria.
For despite the unprecedented challenges of two national recessions, the security crisis created by the invasion of Fulani herdsmen, a dangerous and disruptive pandemic, His Excellency has scored numerous achievements in building and completing roads and electricity infrastructure across the state, promoting agricultural mechanization, investing in revamping moribund water projects and building new ones, refurbishing hundreds of schools and health facilities at all levels, securing and preserving the accreditation of our premier healthcare training institutions, boosting technical education by increasing the number of polytechnics, passing new laws to improve security and public safety, creating new institutions to strengthen public sector governance and financial management and to drive progress in science, energy and technology, and starting an online television, among many other accomplishments.
We pray God to continue to bless and keep you, our First Lady Dr. Eunice Ortom, our Deputy Governor His Excellency Engr. Benson Abounu and his wife, the Speaker and members of the State Assembly and the Chief Judge of the State and all the government and people of Benue State and Nigeria.
God bless Benue State. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Sam Unom,
Director-General
4. Gov. Samuel Ortom has appointed Barrister Kenneth Achabo as Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
Barr. Achabo was sworn in Tuesday, September 29 2020 in Govt House Makurdi.
According to Gov. Ortom, Achabo’s appointment is based on his experience, sound character and competence.
Achabo has been appointed to replace his kinsman, Hon. Jerome Torshimbe who slumped and died recently and was buried four days before.
The governor advised Achabo to quickly settle down and serve the State in his new capacity.
He advised the adviser to be God fearing, transparent, accountable, fair, selfless, humble, and to seek peace in the discharge of his duties as an adviser.