Hyacinth Iormem Alia | |
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19th Governor of Benue State | |
Assumed office 29 May 2023 | |
Deputy | Samuel Ode |
Preceded by | Samuel Ortom |
Personal details | |
Born | Mbangur,Mbadede,Vandeikya,Benue State,Nigeria | 15 May 1966
Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Occupation | Politician,Catholic priest |
Hyacinth Iormem Alia (born 15 May 1966) is a Nigerian Catholic cleric and politician who has been a serving governor of Benue State since 29 May 2023. [1] [2] [3]
Hyacinth Alia was born on 15 May 1966, [4] in Mbangur,Mbadede,Vandeikya local government area of Benue State. [5] He got his First School Leaving Certificate from St. Francis Primary school,Agidi,Mbatiav in Gboko local government area of the state and in 1983,he enrolled at St. James Minor Seminary,Makurdi. [6] He gained admission to study at St. Augustine's Major Seminary,Jos. He studied for a diploma in Religious studies in 1987 and a Bachelor of Arts in Sacred Theology in 1990. [7] In 1999,he obtained a Master's in Religious Education (Psychology and Counseling) at Fordham University,Bronx,New York City. [7] In 2004,he got an additional master's degree in biomedical ethics from Duquesne University,Pennsylvania. He received a doctorate in the same course at Duquesne in 2005,but his dissertation is not in the library holdings. [5]
Hyacinth Alia was ordained a Catholic priest on 7 July 1990,by Bishop Athanasius Atule Usuh of Makurdi Catholic Diocese.