Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has directed the immediate sacking of civil servants employed by outgone Governor Samuel Ortom from May 2022 till date. The Governor also nullified all appointments made by the outgone administration this year.
In a statement signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Tersoo Kula, the Governor as well directed that all employees who are due for retirement should proceed on retirement forthwith and asked those transferred and those who received their postings within the same period to revert to their former ranks and stations, respectively.
It could be recalled that close to the end of his administration, Dr Samuel Ortom had employed over 20, 000 employees in the State Teaching Service Board, State Universal Basic Education Board, State Science and Technical Education Board, and some ministries. He however, failed to commence payment of their salaries before his exit.
Dr Samuel Ortom's administration also handled over backlog of outstanding salaries and pensions of over seven months to the new administration.

Nigerian politicians sha


You employed 20k days to leaving office and for 8 years you did nothing other than to curse Presidency

Ortom, what was your legacy ? I was the only bold governor who cursed Buhari

*spits

Ortpm is far worse than buhbokobanditsri. How can u not pay salaries 4 seven months. Not to talk of pensions. Damn. He's heartless and wicked.

No father

Since they are Benue indigenes, allow them to work, dont hold grudges since you are not a career politician

Your title is outrageously funny. But the people of Benue state are excited about the reversals of the appointments made by the outgone/most useless governor in the history of Benue state, Ortom, in the twilight of his admin.

Benue shall rise again.

richidinho:
No father

Since they are Benue indigenes,allow them

Stop this nonsense. Imagine making someone who joined the civil service only nine years ago a perm sec. Ortom was a devil in human skin.

omenka:
Stop this nonsense. Imagine making someone who joined the civil service only nine years ago a perm sec. Ortom was a devil in human skin.

He was setting trap

omenka:
Stop this nonsense. Imagine making someone who joined the civil service only nine years ago a perm sec. Ortom was a devil in human skin.

So thats why he should sack 20,000 people in this economy?

vowiski:
Nigerian politicians sha


You employed 20k days to leaving office and for 8 years you did nothing other than to curse Presidency

Ortom, what was your legacy ? I was the only bold governor who cursed Buhari

*spits

Imagine a governor reigned for 8 years without building a single primary school. May Ortom never happen to any other state in this country. It's a crime against humanity having someone in his mould assume such critical positions.

vowiski:
Nigerian politicians sha


You employed 20k days to leaving office and for 8 years you did nothing other than to curse Presidency

Ortom, what was your legacy ? I was the only bold governor who cursed Buhari

*spits

What a legacy

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

richidinho:


So thats why he should sack 20,000 people in this economy?

what if poor qualifications and fake certifications were used in their employments?

richidinho:


So thats why he should sack 20,000 people in this economy?

Are you even listening to yourself? Besides a handful of employments made in BSU, Ortom never deemed it right to take in civil servants, only to do so a month before leaving office. Those that have been in service for years are being owed ten months cumulative salaries, and last got paid in November 2022!!

How in seven hells do you justify such wickedness?? Yet his personal projects scattered across the state have workers on site 247, most notable being the hostel for his private school being built along Otukpo road. Even at night, they're building.

You people just sit wherever you are and make statements about stuffs you know absolutely nothing about.

Imagine you have a child you're totally unable to fend for, a child that is sick and starving, yet insist your wife bore more children, say, five more. Isn't that madness?

solmusdesigns:


He was setting trap

Of course he was. Setting up his stooges to cover his tracks in an event there's an investigation into his dealings.

Glad Alia sees through all the nonsense.

8 years as a governor but you think the best time to employ people is when you’re about to leave office. Nigerians no Dey fear God and humanity.

Ortom was a very terrible governor. Failed in every areas.

The amount of failed people leading nigerians is alarming.

If I tell you say Benue state dey receive more federal allocation pass Ebonyi state, you go think say I dey play. Just compare what Dave Umahi did in Ebonyi state with what Ortom did in Benue. For past 8yrs I didn't come across any post on nairaland, TV station, Newspaper 📰🗞️ where it stated Governor Ortom commissions this & that project.

This cannot be true

This is complicating

omenka:
Are you even listening to yourself? Besides a handful of employments made in BSU, Ortom never deemed it right to take in civil servants, only to do so a month before leaving office. Those that have been in service for years are being owed ten months cumulative salaries, and last got paid in November 2022!!

How in seven hells do you justify such wickedness?? Yet his personal projects scattered across the state have workers on site 247, most notable being the hostel for his private school being built along Otukpo road. Even at night, they're building.

You people just sit wherever you are and make statements about stuffs you know absolutely nothing about.

Imagine you have a child you're totally unable to fend for, a child that is sick and starving, yet insist your wife bore more children, say, five more. Isn't that madness?

Don't mind him

Ok

omenka:
Are you even listening to yourself? Besides a handful of employments made in BSU, Ortom never deemed it right to take in civil servants, only to do so a month before leaving office. Those that have been in service for years are being owed ten months cumulative salaries, and last got paid in November 2022!!

How in seven hells do you justify such wickedness?? Yet his personal projects scattered across the state have workers on site 247, most notable being the hostel for his private school being built along Otukpo road. Even at night, they're building.

You people just sit wherever you are and make statements about stuffs you know absolutely nothing about.

Imagine you have a child you're totally unable to fend for, a child that is sick and starving, yet insist your wife bore more children, say, five more. Isn't that madness?

It's evil of you to totally discredit the man, it shows that you don't know enough or you're just ignorant.
10 Months cumulatively? Seriously? He did bad in terms of salaries that's true. How much does the state generate that we are talking here? How much is used for servicing of debts. Collect your data well and don't rely on hear say. The payment was not leveled among MDAs, there are Agencies that were on February 2023.
There were Months the State had nothing because the IGR was cleared by Banks for debt servicing. It wasn't an info for public consumption so not every one knew about it. The Federal allocation wasn't efficient either.
Wear glasses to cover political sentiments and see the projects done by the past administration.
I am against last minute employment for sure. But have it in mind that TSB have no teachers, in fact, some public primary schools have just one or no government teacher. TSB, SUBEB and Science &Tech Education Board.

Ofunaofu:


What a legacy

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Hope you're on strike?

Parachoko:
Hope you're on strike?

We are negotiating, hoping that the government of the day will retrace it steps

Ofunaofu:


We are negotiating, hoping that the government of the day will retrace it steps

The NLC knew people were not interested in the strike that would made things worst.

I'm glad NLC and TUC have done the right thing, they didn't go on strike and had a good agreement with the Government.

The TUC and NLC must make sure the Government do their part of the agreement

When Government start failing to do what was agreed on, then you will see Majority Of Nigerians supporting the NLC and TUC in going on strike.

One thing is sure right now though, subsidy on petrol is gone just like the ones on Diesel, Gas and Kerosene.

Llight101:

It's evil of you to totally discredit the man, it shows that you don't know enough or you're just ignorant.
10 Months cumulatively? Seriously? He did bad in terms of salaries that's true. How much does the state generate that we are talking here? How much is used for servicing of debts. Collect your data well and don't rely on hear say. The payment was not leveled among MDAs, there are Agencies that were on February 2023.
There were Months the State had nothing because the IGR was cleared by Banks for debt servicing. It wasn't an info for public consumption so not every one knew about it. The Federal allocation wasn't efficient either.
Wear glasses to cover political sentiments and see the projects done by the past administration.
I am against last minute employment for sure. But have it in mind that TSB have no teachers, in fact, some public primary schools have just one or no government teacher. TSB, SUBEB and Science &Tech Education Board.

This is the stupidest thing I've read in a long time.

You talk about debt, do you know how much the state owed before Ortom took over? It was 35 billion Naira. That was accumulated between Akume, Suswam, and those before them. In fact, if you take it it was accumulated only by the two previous regimes before Ortom, it means 35 billion was borowed in SIXTEEN years. Ortom came and QUADRUPLED (over 400%) that debt in just HALF that number of years.

Now, what are the projects Ortom could show to justify that? Where are the workers he employed to justify it, besides his private businesses?

You talk about IGR. Do you even have any idea how much BIRS remits monthly? Has it ever been disclosed under Ortom? Why is the figure shrouded in secrecy?

You must be one hell of a poorly paid hireling to try to justify anything Ortom did in Benue state. It's utterly stupid trying to do so.


You're probably not from Benue state to even try to do so.

I gather they have been working for a year now and Haven't even been paid a dime , is the new governor going to pay them off ? Remember they were working for a year

SalamRushdie:
I gather they have been working for a year now and Haven't even been paid a dime , is the new governor going to pay them off ? Remember they were working for a year

The new government has not recognized them as staff. If fact, the transition committee had refused to receive the list of newly employed staff from the outgone administration.

phylshan:

The new government has not recognized them as staff. If fact, the transition committee had refused to receive the list of newly employed staff from the outgone administration.

I hear they have been even inducted into the civil service, so as it is now the right thing to do is retire them and pay them their outstanding if you no longer require their service

SalamRushdie:


I hear they have been even inducted into the civil service, so as it is now the right thing to do is retire them and pay them their outstanding if you no longer require their service

They paid N12000 each as induction fee. It was purely an extortion

I see one half-witted zombie bursting veins on Ortom
Same zombie supported a national failure for eight years and even watch with a smile while he's own people were being murdered by the failure's kinsmen.
The murderers almost got the top prize in the person of the governor of his "beloved" state yet, mum was the word from the hypocrite.
Now where he never cared about people being murdered in their hundreds on New year's day, he suddenly cares about people being owed salaries.
The lesson to learn in this is that Nigeria is now hosting some of the worst versions of humanoid known to mother Earth. They are only satisfied when their favorite colors is in the sun. Apart from that, nothing moves a needle in their dark souls.
God save Nigeria