Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has appointed award-winning musician Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia as Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach.
The announcement was made on Wednesday, April 23, during the singer’s visit to the Government House.
“Let me thank you very uniquely for supporting my administration and for propelling me for 2027. And I feel it will not be out of place at all, because you are a guru of entertainment.
“Once you say Tuface, people start dancing, even without a song, so we are happy you are here,” Alia said.
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“On behalf of the Benue State government and our very good people, we want to give you some more responsibility, plus the ones you have been doing because you have the capacity to do some more and help us chart the way forward, to improve other people’s lives and to gain more from your wisdom and advisement as well.
“So, I am pleased to announce that we will make you a Technical Adviser to the Governor on Entertainment and Community Outreach.”
2Face, whose real name is Innocent dibia, hails from Okpokwu Local Government Area in Benue South Senatorial District.
His appointment is viewed as a move by the state government to deepen ties with the creative industry and enhance communication with communities at the grassroots level.