Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia Biography, Career, Education

Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia Biography, Career, Education

Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia (born 14 May 1966) is a Nigerian catholic priest and politician from Mbangur, Mbadede in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State. Alia was elected governor of Benue State as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023.

Born to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Katsina Alia. His father and mother are from the Tiv tribe.

Background information

Name	Hyacinth Iormem Alia
State of origin	Benue
Nationality	Nigeria
Date of birth	14 May 1966
Place of birth	Benue state, Nigeria
Profession	Catholic Priest, Politician
Tribe	Tiv
Resident	Nigeria
Complexion	Black
Height	5.7 Feet tall
Political party	APC

Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia Biography, Career, Education

Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia became a famous priest in Nigeria following his miraculous power of healing.

He started serving God at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Makurdi, in Benue state. From there, Fr Alia started his healing mass with a small congregation which usually takes place every Saturday.

This healing mass gradually became a diocesan kind of activity that attracted parishioners from other churches following his amazing power of healing.

People who came and received healing from their various sicknesses started circulating the message to their friends and family and from there, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia’s healing mass became the talk of every house in the state and across the country.

He was later sent to the Vatican for the confirmation of his healing power due to envy and jealousy from other priests who insisted that Alia’s gift of healing is not real.

However, it was verified that Alia’s healing power is pure, that it’s a gift from God, not fake as they claimed.

He spend a couple of times in the Vatican, United States, and returned to Nigeria but this time he was moved from the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help to ST Thomas Catholic Church, Anum, located opposite the first gate of Benue State University, Makurdi.

Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia continued with his priest work in the new place and even help in building the church into a wonderful structure.

However, he was later transferred to Vandeikya (his local government) to continue with his service to God at St Paul’s Catholic Church, Ikyaator, following the creation of Gboko and Katsina-Ala, Dioceses.

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Educational Background

Rev Fr Hyacinth Iormen Alia attended his elementary education at Agidi, in Mbatiav, Gboko local government of Benue state.

In 1983, he gained admission to St James Minor seminary where he obtained his General Certificate of Education (GCE).

Alia’s commitment to serving God as a Catholic Priest went to St. Augustine’s Seminary, Jos (an affiliate of the University of Ibadan).

He later acquired a Diploma in Religious studies in 1987. In 1990, he furthered his education and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sacred Theology at an affiliate of Urbaniana University, Rome.

Due to his love for education, he migrated to Bronx NY, USA, in 1999 and acquired a Master of Arts Degree in Religious Education (Psychology and Counseling).

In 2004, Rev Fr Hyacinth Iormen Alia proceed to Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the USA for another master of Arts Degree in Biomedical Ethics. He also went further and acquired his Doctorate Degree in the same course and at the same University, the following year.

Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia is a man with a lot of passion for rendering the services of God. This has made him furthermore with his education by undergoing professional training courses.

He has certificates in about 4 bodies across the country and he is also a member of the bodies. These include:

1. Catholic Health Services System Wide Ethics (Committee and Member Broward Ethics Committee
2. Member of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains
3. He partakes in Cultural Diversity and Sensitivity: Mercy Hospital Physicians’ Reaction to Ethics Consults as well as In Harm’s Way; Suicide and its impact on our Families.
4. He also acquired four units of Clinical Pastoral Psychological Education and Development in Small Communities and Health Education and Communication: bringing HIV/AIDS Education to Benue State Nigeria.

Career

Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia so far served God in many places both in the country and outside the country. This has exposed him to a lot of essential experiences concerning humanity in different spheres of society and human existence. Some of the places and services include:

S.N	Services	Places
i	Director of Pastoral Services, Catholic Health Services	North Campus Lauderdale Lakes, Florida United States
ii	Chaplain	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, United States
iii	Chaplain	St Joseph Mercy Health System Ann Arbor, United States
iv	Coordinator, Supervisor, and Chaplain	Jamaica Hospital and Medical Queens
v	Parochial Vicar	St John’s Parish Gboko, Benue state, Nigeria
vi	Assistant Cathedral Administrator	Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral Makurdi, Benue state
vi	Parish Priest	St Jude’s Parish Koti-Yough
vii	Parochial Vicar	Immaculate Conception Parish Astoria, New York
viii	Parochial Vicar	Our Lady of the Cenacle Parish Richmond Hill Queens New York, United States
x	Parish Priest	Christ the King Parish Adi Etilo
xi	Parish Priest	St Thomas Parish Anum Makurdi
xii	Project Director	proposed Catholic University Ankaa, Vandeikya local government, Benue state

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Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia Political Career

Rev Fr Hyacinth Iormen Alia’s political ambition came due to people’s mandate and desire for him to rule.

Due to his pure mind, good work, and miraculous power of healing. His name became familiar to everyone in the state including children.

Many people believe in his strength and are also fully satisfied that he can make a good leader, and that was where his call to politics arose.

Rev Fr Fyacinth Alia For Governor 2023

Rev Fr Fyacinth Alia contest for governor for 2023 general election. He is the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue state.

Rev Fr Fyacinth Iormen Alia meets APC national chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu.

Rev Fr Fyacinth Iormen Alia meet with the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, and the former governor of Benue State, George Akume.

Rev Fr Fyacinth Alia For Governor 2023

After he declared his interest to run for the governorship election, he was suspended by the Catholic Diocese of Gboko, a place he was serving.

According to them, “the mother church does not allow her clerics to get involved in partisan politics on their own Ex can. 285, 3 CIC. You are aware that my son, your brother, and your priest have purchased the party forms to contest for the Governor of Benue State under the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is totally against our vocation”.

However, he went further with his governorship ambition hence the call to represent and rescue his people was very important, according to him.

He also faced a lot of crises after he was declared the winner of the APC gubernatorial primaries. This was coming from his party rivals who claims that the primaries were not free and fair.

Rev Fr Fyacinth Iormen Alia speech as he emerges Benue State APC Governorship Candidate.

Video of Rev Fr Fyacinth Iormen Alia Commissioned Campaign Secretariat in Makurdi, Benue State.

Notwithstanding, on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, he was finally presented with the INEC Letter of Acknowledgement as the governorship candidate of the party for the 2023 general elections.

Rev Fr Fyacinth Iormen Alia Declared the Winner of Benue Governorship Election 2023

On the 21st of March 2023, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, was declared the winner of the 2023 governorship elections in Benue State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

He won the election by polling total votes of 473,933 effectively surpassing his nearest opponent, Mr. Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered a total of 223,913 votes. The third position was occupied by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Herman Hembe, who secured 41,881 votes.

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