The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia has approved the appointment of Mr Donald Aorkwagh Akule as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Benue State Agricultural Development Company (ADC).
In the same vein, the governor has approved the appointment of Dr Aondoakaa Asambe as Principal Special Assistant (PSA) on Livestock Development and Animal Transboundary Disease Control.
This was made known by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula through a statement sign on Friday in Makurdi.
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The statement also states that the governor appointed Mr Abraham Agogo as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Community Mobilization which was disclosed to take immediate effect.
It was revealed that Mr Akule has over 15 years of experience in agricultural systems, community development, research and development, and food processing.
He holds a B.Sc. in Food Science and Technology from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi. Added to his portfolio, Akule is a Certified Fellow in Agricultural Systems Development under USAID and Lagos Business School.
Asambe is a member of the Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association and a registered veterinary surgeon with the Veterinary Council of Nigeria. He has been lecturing at the Federal University, Dutsima, for the past 12 years.
He holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Agriculture, Makurdi (now Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi).
Also, he holds a postgraduate degree in Food Animal Medicine at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
