Nigeria: Ex-Benue Speaker claims Gov. Alia ousted him over Tor Tiv Palace relocation dispute — Africa Links 24

Former Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hyacinth Dajoh, has alleged that Governor Hyacinth Alia orchestrated his removal from office after he refused to support a proposal to relocate the palace of the Tor Tiv from Gboko to Ihugh, the governor’s hometown in Vandeikya Local Government Area.

Mr Dajoh, who represented Gboko West State Constituency in the Assembly, resigned as speaker in August 2025, barely 48 hours after the House suspended four lawmakers over an alleged plot…