Gov Ortom Gets New Chief Of Staff
Governor Samuel Ortom has named Dr Tivlumun Nyitse, a former Permanent Secretary of the Benue Government House Administration, as his new Chief of Staff.
The Governor made the announcement while speaking with journalists in Makurdi on Thursday. He also confirmed Mrs Mimi Adzakpe-re-appointment Orubibi’s as Chairman of the Board of Internal Revenue Service, BIRS.
The new Chief of Staff was appointed following the resignation of Terwase Orbunde, who left the job to pursue his governorship ambitions in 2023.
Dr Tivlumun Nyitse, a previous governorship candidate in the state, was a lecturer at Bingham University’s Department of Mass Communication in Karu, Nasarawa State, until his appointment.
Governor Ortom told reporters that further appointments would be made in the coming days to replace prior appointees who resigned to pursue their own political ambitions in 2023.
The re-appointment of Adzakpe-Orubibi was prompted by leakages at the BIRS and the need to boost Internally Generated Revenue, or IGR, according to Governor Ortom, who stressed that with her track record, she will achieve the expectations.
He noted that states’ demands to take over the collection of Value Added Tax, or VAT, have pushed other states to enhance their IGR bases in order to meet their needs, particularly now that federal funding for states is declining.
Governor Ortom addressed the subject of pensions and gratuities, noting that his administration has domesticated the PENCOM Law to permanently fix the problem, and that workers who retire in the next several years will not face any difficulty in receiving their benefits.
