Benue’s Priest-Governors: How Two Catholic Clerics Shaped a State’s Developmental Landscape

Tersoo Kula: Benue is blessed in the hands of priests

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 ‎ ‎Benue State, since its creation over 50 years ago, has produced two Catholic priests as governors. The first was the late Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu. He was Benue’s second civilian governor. He assumed office in January 1992, and barely 18 months into his tenure, he, like other governors across […] Tersoo Kula: Benue is blessed in the hands of priests

Benue’s Priest-Governors: How Two Catholic Clerics Shaped a State’s Developmental Landscape

MAKURDI, Nigeria — More than three decades after the late Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu served as Benue State’s second civilian chief executive, a historical evaluation comparing his administrative legacy with that of current Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has underscored the transformative impact of ordained Catholic priests in the state’s political development. In […]