{"id":175948,"date":"2025-08-24T22:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T21:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/benue-speaker-aondona-dajoh-resigns"},"modified":"2025-08-24T23:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:51:33","slug":"benue-speaker-aondona-dajoh-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/benue-speaker-aondona-dajoh-resigns","title":{"rendered":"Benue Speaker Aondona Dajoh resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh, has resigned from the position.<\/p>\n<p>In a handwritten letter dated 24th August 2025 and shared on his Facebook page, captioned \u201cLet there be peace\u201d, Dajoh formally announced his resignation, stating that the decision was taken \u201cin good faith and in the best interest of the state\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked his colleagues for giving him the opportunity to serve as \u201cthe first among equals\u201d and pledged to remain dedicated to his legislative duties and the representation of his constituency, Gboko West State Constituency.<\/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 Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh, has resigned from the position. 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