Transition C’ttee in Benue kicks meeting with Governor- elect’s team
- By Titus Atondu, Makurdi
Benue State Government Transition Committee constituted by Governor Samuel Ortom has commenced meeting with the team set-up by the Governor-elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia.
An inaugural meeting took place last week, at the new Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi.
In his opening remarks at the meeting, Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of Committee, Prof. Anthony Ijohor, SAN, stated that the outgoing administration was “committed to a smooth and seamless handover of power to the incoming administration.”
He emphasised that the committee was not a political gathering, and asked members to shun political insinuations in the course of the assignment.
He stressed that the time for politics was over and the immediate task of the committee was for the purpose of ensuring continuity in governance and called for cooperation from all members of the team.
Prof. Ijohor, particularly, enjoined members of the Committee from both the outgoing and incoming administrations to collaborate and work for the success of the Transition Committee’s assignment.
On his part, Chairman of the Governor-elect’s team, Chief Mike Iordye said the responsibility of the committee from the incoming administration was not to probe, but to work in harmony to receive a handover report from the outgoing administration.
He noted that the committee was constituted not on a partisanship basis, saying that members were all Benue citizens mandated to serve on behalf of people of the State.
Chief Iordye assured of full cooperation of the Governor-elect’s team, expressing optimism that the handover process will be smooth.
At the end of the meeting, Prof Ijohor and Chief Iordye told journalists that the meeting initiated a timetable on how the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) would brief the Committee as part of the transition.
Iordye in particular expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the inaugural meeting of the Committee, saying the meeting rolled-out agenda and it was agreed that the team of the incoming administration would anchor the inauguration ceremony for the Governor-elect.
