{"id":175537,"date":"2025-08-22T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:21:05","slug":"benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker","title":{"rendered":"Benue govt debunks rumoured removal of Assembly Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Benue State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting that the Speaker of the 10th State House of Assembly, Hon. Aondona Dajoh, has been removed.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Social Media, Comr. Asortar James Asortar, the government described the claims as fake news orchestrated by opposition media to mislead the public.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that contrary to the rumours, Governor Hyacinth Alia was seen late Thursday night at the Government House inspecting newly acquired vehicles meant for some members of the Assembly in the company of the Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cIn reality, His Excellency, Governor Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia was observed late last night at the Government House inspecting new vehicles designated for some assembly members, alongside Mr. Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis activity highlights the ongoing collaboration between the Governor\u2019s office and the State Assembly, aiming to enhance government operations and improve service delivery to the people of Benue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge the public to remain discerning and to rely on credible sources for accurate information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe efforts by certain media factions to disseminate misinformation are nothing more than blatant lies intended to create confusion within Benue state.\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. Benue State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting that the Speaker of the 10th State House of Assembly, Hon. Aondona Dajoh, has been removed. In a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Social Media, Comr. Asortar James Asortar, the government described the claims as fake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":175536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[331,254],"class_list":["post-175537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-benue","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Benue govt debunks rumoured removal of Assembly Speaker - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Benue State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting that the Speaker of the 10th State H ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benue govt debunks rumoured removal of Assembly Speaker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Benue State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting that the Speaker of the 10th State H ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-22T09:21:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-22T10:21:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755845625.558462.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Benue govt debunks rumoured removal of Assembly Speaker\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-22T09:21:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-22T10:21:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker\"},\"wordCount\":217,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755845625.558462.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Benue\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/benue-govt-debunks-rumoured-removal-of-assembly-speaker\",\"name\":\"Benue govt debunks rumoured removal of Assembly Speaker - 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