The two aides are Benue Commissioner of Education and Knowledge Management, Rev. Frederick Ikyaan, and the Director General (D-G) Benue Bureau for Education Quality Assurance (BEQA), Dr Terna Francis. The squabble over the collection of revenue was revealed ina series of letters exchanged between Ikyaan and Francis. In the letters, the two of them tried to justify why they should be in charge of collection of revenue at the education ministry on behalf of the the state government.