By Margaret Tyam
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, the APC gubernatorial candidate in Benue has congratulated the Tor Tiv,His Royal Highness, Prof. James Ayatse on his conferment with the National Honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic.
This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja issued by Isaac Uzaan, media aide to the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate.
Alia appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for honouring the Tor Tiv, saying the award was well deserved and a recognition of Ayatse’s tremendous contributions to nation building.
He added that it attested to the Tor Tiv’s strength of character, integrity and dedication to the task of building a nation where people live in peace, love and harmony.
According to him, as former Vice Chancellor of two federal universities, the Tor Tiv has helped to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the country’s educational sector.
Alia also congratulated other awardees from Benue and prayed that they would continue to render selfless service to the nation and humanity.