Herman Iorwase Hembe hails from Mbakpor clan in Mbake council ward of Konshisha local government area area of Benue State. He is the second of six children in the family of the late Professor Godwin Nyor Hembe, who was a Political Science scholar at the Benue State University, Makurdi.He was born in Zaria, Kaduna State on June 22nd 1975. He attended Mount Saint Gabriel’s Secondary School Makurdi for his Senior School Certificate in 1992. He thereafter, proceeded to the Benue State University, Makurdi where he read Law. He graduated in 2001 and proceeded to the Nigeria Law School, Lagos where he obtained Barrister at Law (BL) Certificate in 2003. Hembe proceeded on the compulsory one-year youth service to Ogun State. He was posted to Nigeria Immigrations Service, Abeokuta for his primary assignment. DEPUTY GOVERNOR : IDU CHRISTOPHER ONYILOYI