Dr. Terna Francis has been appointed as the first Executive Secretary of the newly formed Benue Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board by Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia.
Tersoo Kula, the governor’s chief press secretary, issued a statement on Tuesday stating that the appointment is effective immediately.
The Benue State House of Assembly recently passed a statute combining the now-defunct Benue State Examinations Board and the old Bureau for Education Quality Assurance, creating the new board.
According to the statement, the goal of the merger is to improve the education system and guarantee that Benue children receive a comprehensive, competitive, and high-quality education that will enable them to succeed anywhere in the world.
In addition to congratulating Dr. Francis on his appointment, Governor Alia encouraged him to use his background, morality, and creativity to reorient the state’s quality assurance and school assessment systems.
Noting that education continues to be a primary priority for his government, he also tasked the new Executive Secretary with upholding excellence, accountability, and openness in the performance of his duties.
The governor added that the board must act as a catalyst for discipline, high standards, and ongoing progress at all state educational levels.
In a different event, Alia authorized Prof. Emmanuel Kenen’s appointment to the position of Acting Vice Chancellor at Makurdi’s Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University.
“In accordance with the provisions of the law establishing the University as contained in Gazette No. 3, Vol. 45, Part III, 16 (11 & 12),” the statement stated, “the governor, who is the visitor to the state-owned institution, made the appointment following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the university, which nominated Prof. Kenen to serve in an acting capacity for a period of not more than six (6) months.”
Alia also tasked the incoming acting VC with maintaining the university’s fundamental principles of moral rectitude, excellence, discipline, and innovation.
In order to produce graduates who will significantly contribute to the development of Benue State and Nigeria as a whole, he stated that the institution must continue to be a hub for knowledge and character development.
The governor also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving staff welfare, research development, infrastructure, and academic standards in order to reposition the state’s postsecondary education for global competitiveness.
With four faculties—Arts, Education, Science, and Social Sciences—MOAUM, formerly known as Benue State University, was founded in 1991 and started classes in the 1992–1993 academic year.
