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Benue State

A federating state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Makurdi. The governor is elected under section 176 of the 1999 Constitution.

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Governor of Benue State

Hyacinth AliaAppointed 2023 · APC

What the Constitution says

  • s.176–179

    Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.

  • s.49

    The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.

  • s.48

    Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.

Where it appears in the news

  • Benue to formalise public relations in civil service

    Sep 30, 2026

    The Benue State Government is considering the formal recognition of public relations as a career structure in the state public service, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Alia, Tersoo Kula, has said. Kula disclosed this on Tuesday when the leadersh

    punchng.com ↗

  • Burning of campaign materials: Aondoakaa tasks supporters against retaliation

    Sep 28, 2026

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Benue State, Chief Michael Aondoakaa has called on his supporters not to retaliate over the alleged burning of their campaign materials. Aondoakaa, who condemned the alleged burning of his campaign m

    dailytrust.com ↗
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