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The All Progressives Congress, Benue State Chapter has declared that there as nothing wrong with the nomination of Comrade Joe Shimaor as commissioner.


Shimaor, a native of Kwande was nominated to replace the sacked Nick Wended from the same LG.

However, findings have shown that the nominee did not go beyond primary school in his resume submitted to the Benue State House of Assembly.

Blowing the whistle, social media activist, Solomon Samenka said wondered why Governor Samuel Ortom opted for a academically half-baked person as a commissioner.
He wrote, “Ortom nominated a commissioner nominee from Kwande to replace the sacked Nick Wende.
The man finished his primary school in 1972.
The didn't see any secondary school to attend and write his SSCE, so he decided to wait until 2005 to write GCE as a private candidate after almost 30 years. Is ok. Is ok.. God is watching..
I also read that he did a certificate in library science in 2001, and another diploma in 2005 so I'm confused now.
Did he actually run the certificate course and diploma before coming to write the private GCE?
Or was the person who wrote the cv mixing up the years since nothing like that actually happened?
His excellency, you can decide to collect local government allocations or Paris club and give to your friends and nothing will happen but something will happen if you decide to carry responsibility and give to unqualified persons.
How can you live primary school in 1972 and do diploma before writing GCE at home IN 2001 2005?
Haba.. What did you use in applying for your diploma?
His Excellency, sir, the manager of your company ORACLE has a master's degree '' why do you bring a primary school certificate holder with backdated and post dated diplomas to be a member of your kitchen cabinet?
Appoint him as MD of Oracle let's test his capacity since you so much believe in him..
We say #no to post dated and backdated diploma commissioner nominees..we want you to know that we Warned you...
I challenge Tahav Agerzua and Terver Akase to provide the CVS of the nominees here to contradict me.

In a quick reaction, the Acting Publicity Secrtary of the APC, Berger Alfred Emberga said there was nothing wrong, nothing that even Jesus Christ never attended any formal school but people called him ‘teacher’
His reaction did not go down well with many people who lampooned him for trying to juxtapose a commissioner nominee with Jesus Christ.
The conversation below.

The story of 73-year-old Alice Alache Akla Adepe is akin to that of biblical Hadassah.

She came ahead of her time. Against all odds, and because of her charming beauty and carriage, she emerged as Miss Kano in 1962 and eventually Miss Nigeria in 1963.

Born to the family of Akla Adepe of the Oono family in Otukpo-Icho in the present Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, she made history as the second lady from Northern Nigeria to win the highly revered crown.

However, sadly for this ex-beauty queen, her story ended like Queen Gadus in Andy Dowling’s epic novel, ‘The Crowing Crown.’

Not much was heard about her since she handed over the crown to her successor, Edna Park in 1964.

Life played a smart one on her and she founded herself back in the village.

“I was abandoned and I decided to return to my village,” she recalled with nostalgia in an exclusive interview with IDOMA VOICE in her country home, Otukpo-Icho, in Otukpo LGA of Benue State.

She told [url]WWW.IDOMAVOICE.COM[/url] her story in a recent interview

Can we meet you ma?

My name is Alice Ad'epe, I was Miss Kano in 1962 and Miss Nigeria 1963.I'm from Otukpo-Icho village here in Otukpo local government area of Benue state.

As a former beauty queen, how has life been treating you?

Life hasn't being bad because I'm with my Lord who has been taking care of me.


How did you hear about the contest and what inspired you to contest for the Miss Nigeria crown?

First, I was crowned Miss Kano in 1962 that was what gave me the opportunity to contest for Miss Nigeria in 1963. I was in Kano then with my sister when my friend informed me about the contest. My brother, if you really want me to explain everything to you we won't live here today (general laughter).

Could you recall the benefits of being a beauty queen back then?

It came with a lot of benefits. I was given 200 pounds. We were also taken on a free trip to London then where we spent some months before coming back to Nigeria with a female editor of Daily Times Newspaper; they were the ones in charge of the competition then. I was also given a Singer sewing machine. Of course, here in Otukpo, those who knew the value celebrated me and are still celebrating me till today. They were happy that our community could produce Miss Nigeria.

What were you doing before then?

Like I told you earlier, I was with my sister after completing my elementary school here in Otukpo Icho.

How was the process of selection then?

See, then, the organizers were not after who is the most intelligent, all they were looking for is the most beautiful. I could recall that the event took place at 7up Company back then. We were like 22 in number, but somehow, by God's grace I managed to defeat the other girls to become the winner.

Do you have any regret contesting?
Never! Never! No regrets at all.

Were your family supported?

Of course, they were in full support and were happy when I came home with the crown.

Is there any difference between beauty contest then and now?

Yeah. There's a lot of difference now. Then, it was only based on natural beauty but now you have to be very intelligent also. Also, things have really changed. The way beauty queens dress these days is quiet different from how we did back then. (Though we were the first to use swimming pants in the camp). We were seen as role models to other girls. We made sure the way we talk and behave portrayed that of a true queen. But now, reverse is the case. However, they are still good beauty queens out there though.

How old were you when you contested for the beauty pageant?

Then, no one can contest if the person is below the age of 19. I was within that age range when I won the crown.

Was there any support by the then Benue-Plateau state government, after your victory?

None, not at all. They did nothing for me to the best of my knowledge.

What stopped you from representing Nigeria in 1964 Miss World?

The Federal government didn't send me as at that time to go.

Why did you end up here in the village?

After my reign, that was end of the story. There was no follow up; nobody cares to know how I was faring. Things were no longer rosy; I was abandoned so I decided to return home.

So what are you doing at the moment?

I have a restaurant called Alach Restaurant around GRA close to Isaac Ugbabe house in Otukpo town. That is what I use in training my two children.

If you have the chance of meeting with the state governor, what would be your request?

Well, I would want him to support my business.

If you have chance of changing anything about yourself, what could that be?

If given the opportunity to change anything about myself, I rather would get closer to my God.

Is it true that the current ’Miss Idoma’ is your niece?

Yes she is. But I wasn't invited to her coronation so I was not present there on that day.

Tears flowed freely in Mbaabir Community in Gwer East, Benue State as the remains of a man, his wife and five children were laid to rest on Wednesday.

WWW.IDOMAVOICE.COM reports that a man identified as Vangeryina Agbose, his wife and five children were crushed to death by overspending ToyotaPicnic bus last week near Taraku area of the state.

Residents could not hold back tears as the bodies were laid to rest side by side on Tuesday in their country home.
Performing the funeral rites, Very Revd. Fr. Moses Iorapuu prayed God to accept the souls of the deceased.

While praying God to give the immediate family members of the victims the fortitude to bear the painful lost, the cleric urged other sympathizers to always be heavenly conscious as death does not announce its coming.