After the Supreme Court upheld his election victory on Friday, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has promised to meet the expectations of the people.
Speaking with State House correspondents on Friday at the Presidential Villa, the governor said his reaffirmed mandate came with great expectations from voters.
“It places more burdens on our output, both the input and output,” he said.
Governor Alia described the expectations as “very, very tall” but said his administration had already started working to deliver results.
“We commissioned 16 roads. Quite a number done with out of the 16 as I’m speaking here now. The remaining work is still on,” the governor said.
He hinted on plans for an underpass, overpass, renovating the decades-old state secretariat and reforming the civil service through a new training institute.
“We appreciate the support they continue to give. We’re going to live up to the expectations and then we keep giving them the dividends of democracy,” the governor added.
On reforming the civil service, Alia noted that the State Executive Council had approved a training institute specifically for civil servants.
He said he understands the expectations placed on the civil service and wants to ensure they are prepared to meet those expectations.
“We appreciate the support they continue to give. We’re going to live up to the expectations and then we keep giving them the dividends of democracy,” the governor stated.
