{"id":177163,"date":"2025-09-01T18:26:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:37:07","slug":"governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman","title":{"rendered":"Governor Alia Lifts Suspensions on SUBEB Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia has lifted the suspension earlier placed on three public office holders in the state, following the reversed decision of the state House of Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The governor had upheld the resolution of the assembly to suspend Maxwell Ogiri, Executive Chairman, Otukpo Local Government Area, Grace Adagba, Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB and Mr Michael Uper, the Executive Secretary, Benue State Lottery Commission.<\/p>\n<p>However, following the recent leadership changes in the assembly, the lawmakers reversed the decision, urging the governor to lift the suspension.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, the governor said he has acknowledged the latest decision of the assembly<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn compliance with the resolutions of the House, His Excellency hereby directs the immediate reinstatement of the affected officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe reaffirms his respect for the constitutional roles of the legislature and reiterates his administration\u2019s resolve to continue working harmoniously with all arms of government in the collective pursuit of peace, progress, and good governance in Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe charges the reinstated officers to rededicate themselves to their duties, uphold the highest standards of accountability, and work diligently in the interest of the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe appreciates the understanding and support of the people of Benue State and assures them of his continued commitment to building a transparent, responsive, and people-centered administration\u201d, the statement added.<\/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 lifted the suspension earlier placed on three public office holders in the state, following the reversed decision of the state House of Assembly. The governor had upheld the resolution of the assembly to suspend Maxwell Ogiri, Executive Chairman, Otukpo Local Government Area, Grace Adagba, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":177161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[9994,254,7080],"class_list":["post-177163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-alia","tag-nigeria","tag-otukpo"],"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>Governor Alia Lifts Suspensions on SUBEB Chairman - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia has lifted the suspension earlier placed on three public office holders in th ...\" \/>\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\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Governor Alia Lifts Suspensions on SUBEB Chairman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia has lifted the suspension earlier placed on three public office holders in th ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-01T17:26:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-01T18:37:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1756739390.822876.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\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\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Governor Alia Lifts Suspensions on SUBEB Chairman\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-01T17:26:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-01T18:37:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman\"},\"wordCount\":249,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1756739390.822876.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alia\",\"Nigeria\",\"Otukpo\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-alia-lifts-suspensions-on-subeb-chairman\",\"name\":\"Governor Alia Lifts Suspensions on SUBEB Chairman - 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