A few of Samuel Ortom’s last-minute decisions have been overturned by Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia.

Remember that shortly after the Catholic Priest won the governorship election, there was no love lost between the immediately preceding governor and the current governor?

The APC claimed that the outgoing governor had implemented last-minute policies that were intended to impede the smooth transition of power to the incoming administration.

The last-minute policies cover a variety of topics, including hiring new employees, promoting some civil servants, and awarding contacts.

The PDP’s publicity secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, defended the last-minute policies by claiming that Ortom was still the state’s governor as of noon on May 29. The APC, through its publicity secretary, Daniel Ihomun, raised the alarm and accused the previous administration of creating a bottleneck for the smooth take-off of the new government.

Meanwhile, Governor Alia has annulled all recent appointments made by his predecessor, Samuel Ortom, to the State Civil Service, according to a statement released by his chief press secretary, Kula Tersoo, on Wednesday.

“All appointments into the state civil service made by the outgoing administration from May 2022 to the present are hereby nullified with immediate effect,” the statement said in part.

“All Civil Servants due for retirement but are yet to tender their letters of retirement or notice of retirement should do so forthwith and proceed on retirement immediately.

“All Civil Servants and or persons appointed Permanent Secretaries from the month of January 2023 to date should revert to their previous positions forthwith.

“All the postings and transfers made in the state civil service from October 2022, to date are hereby nullified. The affected staff should revert to their former ranks, stations, or offices with immediate effect.”