Alia nominated for The Sun Governor of the Year Award
The management of The Sun Newspapers has nominated Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, for its 2026 Governor of the Year award. The nomination was conveyed to the governor on Friday when the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Sun, Onuoha Ukeh, presented the letter at the Benue State Government House in Makurdi. Speaking after receiving the nomination, Alia expressed delight […] Alia…
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has been nominated for The Sun's 2026 Governor of the Year award. Onuoha Ukeh, the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Sun, presented the nomination letter to Alia at the Benue State Government House in Makurdi. Alia expressed his delight at the recognition, stating that his administration's achievements had garnered attention beyond Benue State.
He emphasized that he had refrained from using sirens on his convoy since taking office, as he believed his administration's accomplishments should speak for themselves. Alia highlighted various projects and interventions implemented by his administration as his "siren," including job creation, road construction, and the establishment of new companies.
The nomination letter cited the transformation of Makurdi, health sector interventions, and improvements at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital as key reasons for the selection. Ukeh also praised the administration's focus on Primary Healthcare Centres and the establishment of Food Basket Breweries and the Bensono Fruit Juice Factory as legacy projects that would benefit the state long after Alia's tenure.
The Governor of the Year award ceremony is set to take place on November 13, 2026, at the Expo Convention Centre in Lagos.
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