ACHABO DIRECTS IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SALARIES
Special Adviser to the Governor, Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ken Achabo, has directed Chairmen of the 23 Local Government Councils in the State to commence immediate payment of salaries of local government workers to enable them attend to their family needs.
The special Adviser gave the directive today during the monthly Joint Accounts Allocation Committee, JAAC, meeting for the month of February held at the conference Hall of the Bureau in Makurdi, where he appealed to the Chairmen to prudent in their expenditures to suite the current economic realities of our time.
Hon. Achabo also congratulated the Chairman of Ado, Ogbadibo, Okpokwu and Katsina Ala for gaining their people’s confidence to be adopted as consensus candidates to fly the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP flags as candidates in the forthcoming Local Government Elections in their respective Local Governments.
Responding on behalf of his colleagues, the ALGON Chairman and Chairman of Guma Local Government Council, Hon. Caleb Abah appreciated God for the great opportunity and thanked Governor Samuel Ortom, the special Adviser for their commitment to the service of Benue people especially for prioritizing the people’s welfare despite the shortfall in allocation, noting that they would comply to the directives of the Governor to make sure workers get paid on time.
Similarly, JAAC approved the purchase of 30 Innoson Hilux vehicles for distribution to community volunteer guards across the 23 Local Government Areas for surveillance to checkmate infiltration of criminal elements in the state to boost security of lives and property of Benue citizens.
On other matters, the Executive Chairman, Gwer East Local Government Hon. Emmanuel Ortsega infomed the Special Adviser and his colleagues that his council had embarked on a sympathy/apology visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his home town, Abeokuta to commiserate with statesman over the purported burning of his plantation farm at Howe in Gwer East by unknown persons.
While thanking God for his journey mercies to and fro, Mr. Ortserga expressed gratitude to Gov. Samuel Ortom and the Special Adviser for facilitating the visit. Stressing that it has dowsed tensions and also averted soiling their relationship with the former President.
He conveyed Dr. Obasanjo’s message of appreciation to Governor Samuel Ortom and people of Benue for their ingenuity, noting however, that the burning of his farm by hoodlums would not deter him from doing business in the state.
©Damian Desmond Igbasue Attah
Media Aide to the Special Adviser to the Governor, Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
March 4th, 2022
