Benue Assembly makes U-turn, confirms law professor as commissioner
Benue State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of a law lecturer at the Benue State University, Timothy Ornguga, as commissioner.
Recall that Ornguga was rejected last week by the former Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, who resigned days after.
Reading a letter from Governor Hyacinth Alia on Tuesday, the new Speaker, Alfred Berger, screened five more nominees, including the law professor.
Berger said that Alia believes that Ornguga and the others had not been convicted of any crime despite the petitions submitted against their nomination, hence the appeal to clear them.
The lawmakers, who previously rejected the confirmation of the nominees, unanimously kept quiet when the Speaker confirmed the nominees without the usual voice votes.
Benue Assembly makes U-turn, confirms law professor as commissioner
