2023: INEC declares Fr. Hyacinth winner of Benue State Governorship election.

 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has today declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, as the winner of the March 18 poll and the Governor-Elect. He now becomes the 2nd priest to become a Governor in Benue state.

The Catholic priest won 473,933 votes ahead of his closest contender and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Titus Uba, who scored 223,913. The Returning Office, Prof Faruq Kuta and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna declared Alia the winner.

Alia, who is a member of the ruling APC, is expected to take over from Governor Samuel Ortom of the PDP G5.