{"id":160233,"date":"2025-04-23T15:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/benue-governor-alia-gives-2face-new-appointment"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:53:38","slug":"benue-governor-alia-gives-2face-new-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-governor-alia-gives-2face-new-appointment","title":{"rendered":"Benue: Governor Alia gives 2Face new appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has appointed Nigerian frontline musician, Innocent Idibia aka 2Face, as Technical Adviser for Entertainment and Community Outreach.<\/p>\n<p>Making the announcement during the musician\u2019s visit to the Government House on Wednesday, the governor thanked 2Face for endorsing him for 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the popular singer has been supporting his administration and deserves more responsibility to serve the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me thank you very firstly for supporting my administration and for proclaiming me for 2027,\u201d Alia said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel it will not be out of place at all, because you are a guru of entertainment. Once you say \u20182face\u2019 people start dancing, even without you singing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we are happy you\u2019re here. On behalf of the state government and our very good people, I want to give you some more responsibility, plus the ones you have been doing, because you have the capacity to do some more and help us chart the way forward to improve other people\u2019s lives and to gain more from your wisdom and advisement as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m pleased to announce that we will make you a technical advisor to the governor on entertainment and community outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has appointed Nigerian frontline musician, Innocent Idibia aka 2Face, as Technical Adviser for Entertainment and Community Outreach. Making the announcement during the musician\u2019s visit to the Government House on Wednesday, the governor thanked 2Face for endorsing him for 2027. 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