He described Mr Akume as a statesman and a consummate leader.
Mr Alia had, on Monday, inaugurated two commissions to probe the administration of Mr Ortom from 2015 to 2023.
Ex-Governor Samuel Ortom has congratulated Governor Hyacinth Alia on the validation of his election by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
The Benue state government had recently raided an ‘automobile workshop’ said to belong to the immediate past governor.
Mr Ortom had, on April 13, called on the federal government to postpone the planned census until adequate security was guaranteed in the country.
