{"id":117850,"date":"2025-04-24T05:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T04:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=117850"},"modified":"2025-04-24T05:50:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T04:50:03","slug":"benue-gov-appoints-2baba-technical-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/benue-gov-appoints-2baba-technical-adviser\/","title":{"rendered":"Benue Gov appoints 2Baba Technical Adviser\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1830217438631932222\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1830217438631932222-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has appointed global music Icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, as his Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The appointment was disclosed in an online video, where the governor praised the music icon\u2019s enduring influence and commitment to the state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cLet me thank you very deeply for supporting my administration and for preparing me for 2027,\u201d Governor Alia said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The governor commended 2Baba for consistently supporting his administration and for using his global influence to promote peace and development in the state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI feel it will not be out of place at all because you are a guru of entertainment. Once you say 2Face, people start dancing, even without the song. So we are happy you\u2019re here on behalf of the Benue State government and our very good people. We want to give you more responsibility, plus the ones you have been doing because you have the capacity to do some more and help us chart a way forward to improve other people\u2019s lives and to gain more from your wisdom and advice as well.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSo, I\u2019m pleased to announce that we would make you a technical advisor to the Governor on entertainment and community outreach\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Governor Alia explained that the appointment is meant to deepen the state&#8217;s collaboration with the entertainment industry, tap into 2Baba\u2019s wealth of experience, and create new opportunities for young creative minds in Benue State.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa Benue State Governor, Rev. 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