DDaaiillyy TTiiggoonnss The News Giant www.geetigons.blog.com September 7-13, 2015 N100 HHootteell uussee ttaaxx rreeggiimmee ttaakkeess ooffff iinn BBeennuuee No tax clearance certificates for UAM, BSU staff till… Taxing on use of hotels will commence soon in . Also, dashed hopes have been the lot of Federal University of Agriculture and Benue State University, staffs over obtaining tax clearance certificates, long after upping their pay as you WWhhoo’’ss earn (PAYE) taxes. Inside NNeexxtt BBSSUU’’ss

VVCC?? Some Graduands at a Benue State University Convocation Ceremony Inside Will you die a sinner? Daily Tigons Question at Pa Eriba Obo's funeral Comment: Inside BSU Visitation Panel is overdue The National Universities Illegal Schools Commission (NUC) has directed visitors or proprietors of all state and private universities who are yet to conduct visitation on their universities in the past five in Benue State years to do so immediately or face sanctions. Benue State University is one of such universities as it has had - Tyavyar no visitation panel for the past must go five years. Inside Continued Inside

BIRS DDaaiillyy TTiiggoonnss Goodwill P2 The News Giant www.geetigons.blog.com September 7-13, 2015 GOVERNMENT OF BENUE STATE OF STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD HEADQUARTERS, MAKURDI

GOODWILL MESSAGE TO

GOV. ON HIS 100 DAYS IN OFFICE

The Permanent Secretary, Management and Staff of Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) heartily rejoice with the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Samuel Ortom and the Deputy Governor, Engr. Benson Abounu as they mark 100 days in office. Benue SUBEB is proud to identify with the emergence of God fearing leaders like Dr. Samuel Ortom and Engr. Abounu who are best of minds in the area of astute leadership. We therefore, praise the initiative of the APC-led government which has a clear agenda to eradicate illiteracy in the state. The Board is particularly delighted with the concerted efforts you are making to provide matching grants and facilitate the release of Federal Government's Universal Basic Education Funds to Benue State for infrastructural development in public primary and junior secondary schools. As an agency of government responsible for the provision of basic education in the state, the Board has already keyed into the initiative of the government to provide free quality education. We also pledge total loyalty and commitment to serve with transparency and honesty. May God protect and grant the Governor and his team a very successful tenure of office.

Mrs. Judith Hirnyam His Excellency, Samuel Ortom PhD Permanent Secretary Benue SUBEB. Executive Governor of Benue State DDaaiillyy TTiiggoonnss P3 The News Giant www.geetigons.blog.com September 7-13, 2015 Economy as x+y=1. The question might be to find out what is x. We then manipulate only the objects in the problem, namely x, y and some object whose value whose numerical value is always 1. The objects x and y are of variable values meaning they could observe any numerical values form minus infinity to plus infinity; while the third object has only one value namely 1 no matter what happens till eternity. Problems have no solutions To show what the questioner wants, y is moved from the left side to the right side thus assuming a negative value and finally we have: x=1-y as the required solution. This makes the original problem not to change but restated only. This is why any solution to a problem is also the problem restated. It is why we say the solution is a tautology. And tautologies are proofs of problem solutions. For instance, we could check the truth that So, what do we do with problems? x=1-y is the solution to the problem x+y=1 by inserting the solution into the original equation, to have 1-y+y=1 or 1=1, which is a tautology as expected. Investigations have shown that problems do not have Lessons from problem solution and definition abound. Why do the solutions. There is a mathematical proof to this political or managerial leaders fail to solve society's or business assertion: that is: what has all along been regarded Dr Garshagu problems? It is because they look outward rather than inward for as solution to any problem is sheer tautology of the solutions. Solutions are the same problems restated in a different way problem in view! as already demonstrated. By a tautology is meant the situation where x = x; and MV Atovigba’s Let's look, for instance, at what President Buhari reign accounts so that this is what has all along been statements of the cash is not much again available. This affects the multiplier effect of problems as well as solutions! This is either currency circulating and has led Nigeria into a depression. disheartening or cheering news to seekers of is doing now to resolve Nigeria's economic problems. One of the solutions to problems. problems is capital fligh, that is:s disappearance of circulating cash so The implication of all this is firstly, that, the solution to that poverty has engulfed the land. The volume of currency, say naira, is any problem is the problem itself. Thus any problem still the same in the economy as from the day currency was released. well understood and defined is its own solution. If However, some politicians and business tycoons have connived to loot after defining a problem the solver doesn't know what and cart away the cash into boxes or houses or foreign accounts so that to do next, then some algebraic agenda is required, the cash is not much again available. This affects the multiplier effect of by which similar problems are likened to the problem currency circulating and has led Nigeria into a depression. in view in form of an equation. The problem could Culture Suppose that the multiplier effect of money in Nigeria is the rate called 3 then be defined in form of x=y and again a tautology per year. Suppose that the volume of money in Nigeria 4 years ago was emerges: why? because: if x=2 then y=2 also thus 200billion naira. If there was no capital flight no embezzlement and leading the problem to be the tautology: 2=2! An hiding of funds. Then each year that volume of money would multiply by example is trade by barter. Another example is the 3. For any year hence the money availability M(y) will be the general ‘yamshe’ marriage in old Tiv society where bride price differential equation of growth: was never paid but women considered to be . equivalents were exchanged for marriage. It implies that after the first one year the money in circulation should I have been teaching problem solving at university, have been 3(200 billion) or 600 billion naira. The second year it should but have not seen any solution to any problem all this be 1,800 billion naira, the third year 5,400 billion naira. The 4th year while. If anyone has a better view, let me know. So, 16,200 billion naira. all we tell our students of problem solving is to master However, if N100 billion naira got embezzled and hidden away from how to interpret problems correctly and fix their circulation in the first year, then the multiplier effect will only have equivalents and then manipulate positions of objects produced 3(100 billion) or 300 billion naira after the first year. 900 billion in the problem, noting whether the objects are either naira after the second year; 2,700 billion naira after the third year and of constant or variable values and how they add up or 8,100 billion naira after year 4, which is a far cry from the normal 16,200 multiply to give value. billion naira if corruption did not take place. We are in a value system, whether the system be This is how to interpret a problem here problem of corruption and then political, economic, academic, military, otherwise. We work towards solving it. have initial values of objects which co-exist in a To solve it is to bring back what was stolen by corrupt leaders who now system and the objects must observe mathematical have no where to hide as they do not have political power to do so. That rules of coexistence which are either additive or is, how much was stolen and its multiplier effect should be squeezed off multiplicative operatives. This is true socially, from the corrupt leaders so that the nation has the same effect in terms physically and spiritually. of money volume in circulation. This is just demonstration of the truth Thus once objects involved in a system are identified that the solution to any problem is sheer x=x tautology of the problem in and their relationships defined properly, all the solver view! That gives a complete solution to the problem! does is to manipulate the values of the objects What Buhari is doing is: bringing back all the cash that belongs to the according to additive or multiplicative nation so that it would circulate here and let the economy enjoy its rules and come up with a required value as a solution deserved multiplier effect, so that the economy may boom again! Thus which is the same problem restated. Buhari's crusade is commendable and should be embraced and An example will suffice. Let the problem be defined supported for the overall good of the nation. Hotel use tax regime takes off in Benue No tax clearance certificates for UAM, BSU staff till… chairman, Mr. Gabriel Asen. 2004 Schedule to the Taxes and Levies Taxing on use of hotels will Despite the commencement of payment they could have tax clearance,” said Asen who commense soon in Benue State, also advised that the universities should stop (Approved for Collection) (Act Amendment) of the appropriate PAYE taxes staff of Order, 2015 (26th Day of May, 2015). as dashed hopes may yet have the universities affected are still denied asking for waivers without paying at least part of been the lot of Federal University the debt owed. Its amended new items 12 to 25 provides, tax clearance certificates, for which among others, for land use charge, where of Agriculture and Benue State Daily Tigons sought for clarification from Asen noted if some part of the huge debts owed University, Makurdi over obtaining government in taxes were settled, the applicable; hotel, restaurant or event centre the revenue board. consumption tax where applicable; social tax clearance certificates, long In response, BIRS chairman Gabriel government might give some attention to the after upping their pay as you earn universities over waivers on tax clearance services contribution levy, where applicable, Asen explained that the universities staff and signages and mobile advertisements (PAYE) taxes. are yet to be qualified for tax clearance certificates. Tax clearance certificates are The two universities each owe BIRS billions of (jointly collected by states and local owing to provisions of the law guidance governments. needed for purposes of tax clearance certificate issuance, which naira worth income taxes. beneficiaries' economic UAM's Vice Chancellor Prof. Kucha recently These are indirect forms of taxes whose provides that tax clearance be done for burdens would be shared by both producer and transactions such as securing titles the three years preceding the current publicly acknowledged that UAM owed BIRS a for land, winning government whopping N3 billion income taxes. consumer of products and services, said Asen, year (of issuance) . and it depends on the elasticity of demands for contracts and consultancies. Thus, for staff of UAM and BSU to be Meanwhile, BIRS is introducing new tax regimes However, owing to what tax which the tax law allows but which are yet to be the services offered by hoteliers, banks or qualified for tax clearance in 2015, for supermarkets as the case might be. authorities regard as less than instance, they will have to pay the implemented in Benue State. expected paying of PAYE of staff Among the new forms of taxes are the hotel Already hoteliers in the state have been invited requisite taxes for the years of 2014, and briefed on these indirect taxes about to be of the two universities, the Board 2013 and 2012. occupying and events taxes, of Internal Revenue Services BIRS Another tax to be in place soon is the POS, or operational in the state. Tax clearance certificates are issued on Radio announcements too are being made to has not been issuing tax clearance the opinion of tax authorities, that point of sale, tax which is done at supermarkets, certificates to the affected public banks, etc, while many other forms of taxes shall sensitize the public over the development, beneficiaries are not owing taxes for the The BIRS chairman said BIRS staff have sector servants of the state. past three years, which is the basis for be gradually introduced in Benue State just as Since September 2014, however, obtains in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria and started going round hotels supplying them issuing tax clearance certificates, said forms in respect of the taxes while a unit at the two universities began paying Mr. Asen. the advanced countries. the requisite amounts of personal The taxes are backed by the Taxes and Levies BIRS has been established already to handle “If UAM and BSU pay the past three this indirect tax. income taxes of their staff to BIRS, years' income taxes of their employees, Act, CAP.T2. Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, and this has been confirmed by its DDaaiillyy TTiiggoonnss P4 The News Giant www.geetigons.blog.com September 7-13, 2015 Education BSU visitation panel is Illegal Schools overdue Daily Tigons' in Benue State Commentary The National Universities commission To Disappear has directed visitors or proprietors of all state and private universities who are approval to operate. All stakeholders say they yet to conduct visitation on their don't want illegal schools.” universities in the past five years to do The establishment of any school must follow so immediately or face sanctions. due process beginning with purchase of a Benue State University may is one of form the ministry of education, Daily Tigons such universities as it has had no gathered. For a tertiary institution, intending proprietor visitation panel for the past five years. Prof. Denis Tyavyar must pay N1million to obtain an application A belated visitation panel was hastily Benue’s Education Commissioner form. The form goes for N100,000 and set up by former Governor Gabriel N50,000 for a secondary and primary school Suswam at the twilight of his Benue State government is set to flush out all respectively. government, which a professor illegal schools from the state. After returning the application form, the emeritus, Sen. Daniel Saror headed. Education Commissioner Prof. Denis Tyavyar ministry of education will them inspect all has already directed Area Education Officers existing facilities and other requirements and However, as the new Governor, Dr (AEOs) to compile lists of all illegally certify that such a proposed school be Samuel Ortom took over the reins of established schools to enable government to established before it will become officially power he disbanded the visitation take action against them. accepted as being a legal school. panel. At a meeting August 21 in the commissioner's Prof. Tyavyar disclosed that some persons Till date that panel is yet to be set; and office, Prof. Tyavyar warned AEOs to desist had already approached him with goats and the NUC has given express directives from taking goats and gifts from proprietors gifts which he rejected. and principals of both legally and illegally He sternly warned: “I don't want any goats. I that any such university without a established schools but file the right reports to don't want any gifts. If you give me any gifts I visitation for the past five years would the ministry for appropriate actions and will be angry with you. I want to be free and face sanctions. sanctions. serve the state. You AEOs too, don't take The NUC as a governing and clearing Tyavyar said government was aware that the goats and gifts from principals”. house for Nigerian universities cannot state of education was low in Benue State and The AEOs are a part of the quality assurance be taken for granted on its directives, the AEOs had a role to play in shoring it up. department of the ministry of education. He said the Gov. Ortom led government had Their responsibilities include inspection of all as they could actually sanction a planned a STEM-based education for the educational establishments in the LGAs for university within the range from state. various purposes; administration of schools withdrawal of operating license, closure STEM stands for science technology, through the advisory board or board of of university or its suspension , to engineering and mathematics. governors in the LGAs; monitoring of refusal to clear a university for Tyavyar was shocked to learn that AEOs had parents/teachers and old students TETFunds. no vehicles - neither car nor bike for official associations in the LGAs; collection and functioning and assured them he would press maintenance of accurate school statistics in Thus, Daily Tigons would the visitor of on the state government to provide them with the LGAs; processing of applications for BSU Gov Samuel Ortom without waste official vehicles. establishment of s chools in the LGAs; of time, constitute the long awaited He said also, that the would liaise with LG examination matters in the LGAs including visitation panel into BSU. chairmen so that every AEO is given office chairmanship of LGA continuous assessment However, we wish to warn, that in space to function as he said if AEOs are committees; and any other duties that may be forming the panel the government important they should b e given offices and assigned by the director, quality assurance that if it becomes necessary let other officers department. should be very cautious as to the lose their office spaces for AEOs. In spite of all these enormous responsibilities calibre of persons to be involved. A Tyavyar also said AEOs would be provided the government has so far not provided the university visitation panel is supposed with computers and operators and sent on AEOs office accommodation, vehicles, to be made up of men of proven retraining courses to enable them function enough staffing, enough funding ICT integrity especially veteran professors effectively as education supervisors. facilities, and are never promoted beyond who have no dent of character. He assured that education would assume Grade Level 15 and are not being paid 27.5% Number one position in Gov Ortom's as their colleagues who are teaching in A former education minister had once government. classrooms. threatened to release reports on some The commissioner also promised to work with visitation panels found to have abetted the Head of Service to ensure AEOs are paid corruption in some Nigerian 27.5% salary additions and promoted to GL16 I don't want any goats. I universities. This implies that if a in order for them to be able to supervise even don't want any gifts. If visitation panel is not made of persons principals on GL16.s you give me any gifts I He emphasized that illegal schools must be will be angry with you. I of proven integrity, its report may flushed out of the system. “They must be want to be free and worsen rather than help matters for the eliminated. We shall take no bribe to allow serve the state. You university as its reports and them be. We want quality education for ou AEOs too, don't take recommendations would be worthless children. The operators should go through the goats and gifts from or harmful to the system. process of registration and do all that is principals required so that they may have official DDaaiillyy TTiiggoonnss P5 The News Giant www.geetigons.blog.com September 7-13, 2015 God’s News Among persons that were at the funeral are BSU's DVC administration Prof. Will you die a sinner? JB Ashiko, Registrar Dr BI Utile, Bursar Kwaghfan Aondoakaa, Librarian Question at Pa Eriba Obo's funeral Prof. John Agada, College of Health Sciences Provost Prof. S. Adeleke. Others are BSU's Dean of Any funeral occasion is an fight a good PG School Prof. Matiu opportunity for mourners to reflect biblical rich man died and went to fight like Adejoh, Dean of Sciences on issues of life and death. hell while the poor man Lazarus Apostle Prof. Msugh Kembe, August 28, 2015, 81 year old Pa went to heaven. So, regardless of Paul and former ASUU chairman Elijah Eriba Obo was interred at oju your size or rank, you either die make Prof. Joseph Kerker, Benue State amid tears, witnessed righteous or a sinner. heaven. former minister of state for by thousands. Rev, Ode recommended 2Timothy Not how foreign affairs and former Pa Eriba Obo is father to Benue 4.7 to those still lilving: to fight a you started DVC administration Prof. State University BSU's deputy vice good fight like Apostle Paul and life but how Nicholas Ada, Dean of chancellor (academic) Prof. Joel make heaven. you end it Social Sciences Prof. Eriba. Not how you started life but how matters; so Francis Wegh, Dean of A sermon at the funeral by Rev. you end it matters; so how have you how have Education Prof. Batur laha Pastor F.O. Ode of Methodist prepared for your life's finish line? you Gbenda. Church Ibilla Oju, stressed on the He asked, noting even a pastor will prepared Yet others are Profs. issues of life worthy of thought. make hell if he died a sinner. for your Emmanuel Achor, RMO The issue as to whether one will die Any death in sin is suicide, he life's finish Samba (Mrs.), Nyityo, and is a settled question, said Rev ode. emphasized advising: repent and line? Drs. Peter Agogo, Eriba live in righteousness. Since death is inevitable, said the Elijah Eriba Obo (1934-2015) Otor, Mike Atovigba, Jerry reverend, “will you die conquered The bereaved Prof. Joel Eriba Omenka, UD Ikoni (ASUU (by the devil) or victorious (in testified that his late father use to family of Obo Ode of Ichakole Ega Ibilla, Oju LGA of Chair), Afeah, and a host Christ)?” be a man of honour, of clean Benue State. He was married to Mrs Christiana of other academics' from Any funeral sermon is meant not for character, of peace and loved both Ohiama (nee Ugele) from Anyona Okpoma Ainu, Oju BSU, University of the deceased but those still living, the old and young; and that he gave LGA in 1954, and blessed with five children and 29 Agriculture Makurdi, observed Pastor Ode as he noted: his life to Christ and lived a grand children. Colleges of Education Oju King Soul died a sinner while Christian life till his death. He was buried in his compound at Oju town August 28, and Katsina Ala, and Apostle Saul (Paul) dies a saint; the Pa Obo was born in 1934 to the 2015. persons from other callings. Behold! Mystery of Blood of Sprinkling for breaking of curses

You can doubt the mysteries of God but not its proofs, said the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!” Pastor Ben Oluyemi the senior pastor of Living Faith Church The following are sources of curses: Makurdi in a sermon Sunday, August 30, 2015, anchored also 1. God's law (Word of God) violated: Jeremiah 17:5- by Associate Pastor Samuel Saviour. The message is 6: cursed is a man that trusts in man. Genesis 8.22 paraphrased here: says a man shall receive what he sows. Malachi There is the blood of sprinkling, hinging on the blood of Jesus 3.8-10 notes that if you pay your tithe you shall be the Christ (Messiah). The blood of Jesus can be drank, rich. To work contrary to God's word is to incur a pleaded or sprinkled either of which works as the last resort curse on oneself. against the devil and all situations. 2. Parents' curse (spiritual and biological The mystery of the blood of sprinkling was rooted in parents):this is stressed in Ephesians 6.1-3: Exodus12.12-14, when God said He would visit Pharaoh and “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is Egypt (but spare His people who will have sprinkled the blood right. Honour they father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well on their doors) and thereafter he must let God's people to go with thee, and thou may live long on the earth.” and worship Him in a place where He has chosen. Thus if you despise your father or mother, you are The blood of sprinkling was commanded by God to be already under a curse. By Proverb 20.20, if you remembered throughout the generations. The blood has a curse your mother or father, your life will be put in voice and shall be sprinkled on both humans and other things darkness. Proverb 20.20 notes: “whoso curses his all of which shall hear the voice of Christ, and bring an end to father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the shame in the life of believers. obscure darkness.” The blood of Jesus can be invoked or taken as holy 3. Seed time and harvest curse: Genesis 8.22. only communion or sprinkled as a kingdom mystery, to humiliate what you sow you shall reap and this is the devil, as Jesus is 'our passover lamb'. individualistic although the sinner's offspring may Whether you accept or not, curses are real. Ecclesiastes become victims in what is called generational curses. Jacob though predestined to be great, 10.5-8 wonders: why would fools be dignified and children of cheated his father and brother; hence he suffered God in low places? That scripture reads: cheating later in the hands of Leban his uncle “There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error Pastor Ben Oluyemi before marrying a woman of his heart. Haman which proceedeth from the ruler: folly is set in great dignity, constructed the gallows to hang Mordecai who had and the rich sit in low place. I have seen servants upon Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church Makurdi not committed any crime, and ended up being horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. He hanged on the gallows he built. that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an down and deeply looking at curses. 4. Generational curses: work through the lineage. hedge, a serpent shall bite him.” Proverb 26.2 notes that there is no curse that is causeless: “as the The victim was not there when the father or mother It is curses that make such things to happen. There are bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless committed the sin. Psalm 11.3: “if the foundations tendencies for curses to come on you (John 10.10: the thief shall not come”. be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”; comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy…). Numbers 22 and 23 showed how King Balak of Moab hired cursing Jeremiah 31.29: “In those days they shall say no more, the fathers have eaten sour grape and the Curses can be on a man, family, society, nation or race. prophet Balaam to curse Israel but Balak ended up announcing that there was no cause to curse Israel. Specifically Balaam told children's teeth are set on edge.” You need to remove the curses. The root of a matter must be How could a victim get out of the curse sphere? uprooted before the matter come to an end so also are King Barak (Numbers 23.8-10): “how shall I curse whom God has not cursed? or how shall I defy This is answered as follows: curses as roots of woes. They are meant for victims to fail or Obey the Word of God. Plead the blood of Jesus; be frustrated in their lives' endeavours. whom the Lord has not defied? For from the top of the rocks I see for instance, give to church, men of God, the needy There is no curse without a cause. There is always a reason him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell (Malachi 3.8-10). Offer sacrifice (Genesis 8). Sow why a curse came on a man or family or society or nation. So alone, andshall not be reckoned among the nations. Who can count good seed. Ask for mercy from God (Psalm 107.17- we must properly diagnose the reason for curses by settling the dust of Jacob, and the number of he fourth part of Israel? Let me die 19). Be born again: only those who are born again can obtain mercy from God. DDaaiillyy TTiiggoonnss P6 The News Giant www.geetigons.blog.com September 7-13, 2015 Education BSU VCship candidates parley with ASUU services for improved IGR set up a fund and invite wealthy persons to contribute, make 2% A total of 12 candidates gunning for job of LG funds to be sent to BSU and put it in a vice chancellor of Benue State University deposit account from which only interest shall addressed Academic Staff Union f be used for development purposes; and he Universities ASUU September 1. would run BSU with fear fo God. They include in the way they appeared: Julius Ashiko a professor of French said he Professors Joseph Kerker, Armstrong had been in the university system since 1977 Adejoh, Yakubu Ochefu, Msugh Kembe, WWhhoo’’ss at ABU? Zaria as graduate assistant and was Nicholas Ada, and Toryima Varvar. invited to BSU in 1993 and has been HOD Others are: Professors Saint Gbilikaa, language and linguistics, dean of students, Joseph Fiase, Julius Ashiko, Francis member of BSU governing council, dean of PG school and DVC administration. Wegh, Peter Ortese and Targema Iorvaa. Prof. Ashiko, a pioneer council member of It was a special ASUU session with a set French Village Badagry, decried that: BSU committee headed by Prof. Akaa used to have a crème of academics but the Imbwase of faculty of law, while members university has not met their basic needs and include: Profs. Mike Ode, Nancy Agbe, NNeexxtt some of them have left , and he would do his Edward Omudu and Drs Cecelia Ojabo best as VC to stop exodus of academics from (now commissioner for health), James BSU. Apam and Regina Ode. Ashiko said he would ensure infrastructure Prof. Imbwase had noted that any of the continues to grow, to support ICT 12 candidates may become the next VC development for competence and good service, to look into the human condition like in a few weeks to come, and uniform retirement and death benefits, and to work in questions were asked them by ASUU. harmony with all staff. The questions were suggested at an BBSSUU’’ss Peter Ortese a professor of guidance and ASUU congress as a collectivity. counseling has been at BSu since 1992, a Each candidate was asked to state why pioneer graduate assistant becoming a he wished to be VC, how as VC he will professor in 2009. lead BSU to tackle staff pensions and Prof. Ortese worked with many mentors who health insurance crisis, how to redeem have exposed him to knowledge of the image of BSU from delayed results, management. sexual harassment, sorting to non- A VC Prof. Ker made him secretary of his committed to map out strategies for him to run marking of scripts. VVCC?? BSU, and with the road map Kerr become the They were also asked to tell how they best rated VC of state owned universities. may generate revenues to meet BSU's Msugh Kembe a professor of statistics Another VC Prof. Sorkar made Prof Ortese needs, how they may develop ICT to said he had 7 year experience as lecturer secretary of his blue print development meet modern academic challenges and with College of Education Katsina Ala committee and served as coordinator of how they may tackle death ans security and 23 years at BSU; was exam officer, a sandwich programme and these rich threats on lecturers by students. head of department, a deputy dean and experiences have exposed Ortese to Among the 12, Prof. Francis Wegh was now dean of faculty of science with understand well how to manage BSU. absent but sent apologies which were footprints to show. Ortese again found out from the current VC taken. As dean Prof. Kembe has successfully that personality matters in management, and raised undergraduate enrolment in has planned to touch all aspects of BSU Joseph Kerker a professor of ethics said science from a few tens to hundreds and management, improve conditions of service having worked 23 years with BSU going introduced six new science programmes and job satisfaction and keep staff in their duty through the rank and file, having worked in he faculty and hopes to expand the posts so that rather than staff leaving more closely with all the past VCs and the university the more if elected VC. shall be attracted into BSU. current, and having won four popular Nicholas Ada a professor of science As VC Prof. Ortese would ensure staff matters elections as dean faculty of arts, chairman education said he would make BSU a are a priority and need not protest before ASUU BSU, member of council from university with international outreach, being paid salaries and allowances, provide congregation ans president of BSU senior build a world class ICT unit, train and staff incentives, reduce staff work load, ensure staff club, he stood a good chance to also maintain staff, provide security , produce results are e-networked and promptly be elected BSU's VC. high quality graduates, provide all the released, build faculty edifices, adequately 684 staff of BSU with laptops and ipads fund departments and faculties, use ICT as Kerker further said he was not claiming he to encourage them to embrace ICT, instruments of creativity and learning, produce had all the ideas but hoped to lean on the provide staff welfare, lead by example, Prof. Charity Angya creative and resourceful graduates, introduce entire university community to take BSU close multiple accounts and create a Current VC of BSU more science courses and use science to to a desired higher height. single account for the university, and solve problems, use sandwich, distance and Armstrong Adejoh a professor of develop BSU's river banks into a tourist consultancy services to enhance IGR of the IGR base of BSU, develop linkages and resort. university, make creativity, innovation, diplomatic history said he considered regularly dialogue with BSU staff and Toryima Varvar a professor of African transparency and accountability to be key BSU as a project he is committed to with students. studies said he had worked with BSU for words of BSU's administration. focus on advancing knowledge. Jose[h Fiase a professor of nuclear 20 years beginning 1995 as assistant Targema Iorvaa a professor of health Adejoh had joined BSU 1992 as lecturer II physics worked with Ahmadu Bello lecturer, becoming a professor in 2011. education and heal promotion aid he served and became a professor in 2002; was University 1988-1992 when he was Prof. Varvar served the university as BSU at lower and higher levels and performed pioneer ASUU BSU caretaker chairman, invited to join BSU to start the physics pioneer ASUU-thrift chairman, and has creditably and should be elected to the department as senior lecturer and served as first department of history been dean of faculty of arts. highest office of VC. deputy dean of science. examination officer, was head of If elected VC Varvar would make BSU to Prof. Iorvaa joined BSU in 1995 and was Prof. Fiase left and worked also with department of history for a total eight be among the first 200 universities made an exam officer, coordinator of sports, University of Botswana for six ears years, dean of students for four years and globally improve imparting of knowledge, coordinator of PGDE and was elected dean of before finally returning to BSU where he improve ICT including its presence in faculty of education and elected chairman of is currently dean of the PG school. worked as acting dean of science, dean every lecture room, attract renown committee of deans and directors of BSU and Adejoh said he should be trusted with of PG school and head of physics academics and stop the moving away of secretary general of committee of deans of VCship having advanced knowledge, department. trained staff, encourage revision of education nationally and was nominated to working through all levels with If elected VC Fiase promised he would academic programmes to make represent deans on the council of teachers' commitment and done community service provide strong, purposeful and dynamic graduates to create jobs and be more registration in ABuja. p to being the BSU Catholic chaplaincy leadership, a well focused, equipped, relevant to society, build more lecture He led BSU to NUGA games to take first in and problem solving based, world class chairman. halls and offices and hostels, beautify football and second in judo, and spearheaded player in teaching and research. He Yakubu Ochefu a professor of economic BSU's environment, guarantee staff granting of official cars to deans and directors. would ensure staff salaries are paid history said as VC he would take BSU to welfare and close existing gulf between Iorvaa initiated building of a block for faculty of timely, pensions schemes and retirement new horizons of internally generated BSU staff and management. education, reestablishing the rationalized schemes put in place and staff benefits Saint Gbilekaa a professor of dramatic department fo physical and health education revenues, as he projected that BSU paid, to enable staff stay on rather than arts and pioneer staff of University of programme, spearheaded mounting of a needed about N133 billion in the next five move away. Abuja, was head of department of theatre masters programme in human kinetics and years but is currently in a bad financial Fiase also promised to be a listening arts, dean of PG school for four years, health education, served at federal university state. VC, to take BSU to the top 1000 globally dean of faculty for two years and chief of Dutse on sabbaticals when he started the Ochefu decried that globally BSU was and the best 10 in Nigeria, improve on staff with Benue State government for department of human kinetics and health ranked about 14,000th saying he will work ICT presence, power supply for seven years. education engaging 14 academic staff for the improved teaching and research, toward taking it within the global ranks of Prof. Gbilekaa said he was a reservoir of department. improve science programmes, establish 1000 if elected VC. university administration, that BSU as He has enhanced promotions of many a faculty of engineering, and Ochefu would achieve 50% internally established not as a conventional but academic staff under his purview. pharmaceutical sciences and food generated revenues and institute a professions based university and if Iorvaa promised to provide purposeful, science and technology. elected VC he will tilt the university dynamic and focused leadership rather than a N1biliion endowment fund for BSU, He decried BSU was owing staff N3bilion towards realizing its set goals and would weak one, if elected VC of BSU. establish a BSU microfinance and churn and this needs funding and for that he run it with participation of the private out more innovative ideas to move the would reposition BSU's consultancy university forward. sector, enhance research and teaching through entrepreneurial efforts, expand DDaaiillyy TTiiggoonnss Goodwill P7 The News Giant www.geetigons.blog.com September 7-13, 2015 GOVERNMENT OF BENUE STATE OF NIGERIA BENUE STATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD

GOODWILL MESSAGE TO

GOV. SAMUEL ORTOM ON OCCASION OF HIS 100 DAYS IN OFFICE

I, Mrs Regina Nyitar, the Executive Secretary, Benue State Examinations Board, joyfully congratulate our dynamic and amiable Governor, His Excellency, Chief Samuel Ortom Adorogo PhD, the Deputy governor, Engr. Benson Abounu, the Hon. Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Chief Judge, Hon. Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology and the entire State Executive Council on the occasion of 100 days in office. We at the Benue State Examinations Board are proud to hail you for the steps you have taken so far to get the state secured as evident in your amnesty programme, which is aimed at recovering the illegal arms in possession of our ouths and in turn empowering them to be good ambassadors and agents of development of Benue State, prompt and full payment of both state and local governments staff salaries, and setting up of committee on public service reform among others. Your visionary leadership, we envisage, shall greatly improve the lot of the Benue State Examinations Board in our task of administering examinations and other innovations in the edducational development of the Benue child. Nay the Almighty God re-invigorate you and your deputy with the wisdom of Solomon as you submit yourselves to the arduous, but life-impacting aadn fulfilling task ofo making Benue State a model, second to none in Nigeria. ‘In God we trust’. Long Live Governor Samuel Ortom! Long Live Benue State! Long Live Benue State Examinations Board.

His Excellency, Samuel Ortom PhD Regina H. Nyitar (Mrs) Executive Governor of Benue State Executive Secretary, Benue State Exams Board DDaaiillyy TTiiggoonnss P8 The News Giant www.geetigons.blog.com September 7-13, 2015 N100 Makurdi LGA Congratulates GGoovv.. SSaammuueell OOrrttoomm

HON. IOREMBER GBAISHIMA Over Successful 100 Days in Office Caretaker Chairman, Makurdi LG On behalf of myself, family and the entire people of Makurdi Local Government Area, we humbly felicitate with the Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Gov. Samuel Ortom on his 100 Days in office.

Your Excellency, within a short period time your achievements are visible for all to see.

We are proud to associate ourselves with your Amnesty programme which is geared towards absolving and rehabilitating people into a normal social life.

Your intervention in the reactivation of the state-owned school of Nursing and Midwifery shows your concern for the health and welfare of your citizens.

The payment of salaries to workers shows you are a God fearing leader who knows that workers deserve their pay.

Above all Your Excellency, the reduction in the crime wave in the state has added to the confidence the people of Benue State have in your administration that they can really depend on their government.

May God give you the wisdom to bring Benue State to the promise land. Amen.

Long Live Nigeria! Long Live Benue State!! Long Live Makurdi LGA!!!

Signed: Hon. Iorember Gbaishima His Excellency, Gov. Samuel Ortom Executive Governor of Benue State

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