Ortom declares Tuesday work-free day as Benue mourns ex-MILAD Kontagora John Charles, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared Tuesday a work-free day for workers over the death of a former military administrator, retired Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora. Isa Kontagora who passed away on Sunday, January 10 2021, at the age of 65 was a military administrator of Benue State between 1996 and 1998. Governor Ortom in his tribute to the former military governor also directed that flags be flown at half mast. According to the statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Terver Akase, “Governor Samuel Ortom has declared Tuesday, 12th January, 2021 as work-free day and urged that flags be flown at half mast in honour of the deceased.