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The Benue State Executive Council (SEC) has approved the sum of N30.2 billion for the construction of five rural roads in the state.

Chief press secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula, who disclosed this at a briefing after the SEC meeting held Tuesday at the Government House, Makurdi, said the amount represents 60 percent counterpart fund for the rural roads across the three senatorial zones while the local governments in the designated project areas will provide the remaining 40 percent.

The projects approved for construction are the Awajir-Oju; Adikpo-Kotiyo-Vandeikya, Ushongo-Har; Igwumale-Agila; and Obagaji-Okokolo-Agagbe roads.

Mr Kula also disclosed that the SEC resolved to domesticate the Disability Act in the state for persons with disability as well as approve a donation of N10 million to the Nigerian Legion for this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day.

He said the move by the state government was to ensure that the rights of those with disability are protected and the challenges faced in their day to day life reduced.

Similarly, the sum of N567 million was approved as compensation for of Mbagwa and Mbawa communities of Makurdi local government for their lands earmarked for the federal housing estate project.

Besides, the SEC approved the establishment of Benue State Signage and ment Agency to regulate signposts, billboards and other ment activities.

Kula disclosed lifting of suspension placed on the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Barr Fidelis Mnyim who was sanctioned by Governor Hyacinth Alia for including Benue state as party in the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (IC).

Kula said Barr Mnyim was recalled from suspension after he withdrew the state from the list of those challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the two anti-graft agencies

https://blueprint.ng/benue-government-approves-n30-2bn-for-rural-roads/

This is a welcome development, God bless Benue

I'm happy Awajir-Oju road is included, that road is terrible

It is alleged that politicians use the majority of road construction projects as a means of enriching themselves financially. It is to be hoped that this is not the case.

Sad but those roads wouldn't be fixed.

No be Benue state ? Too many hopeless and visionless leaders from there.

So sad that the men want to drink and laze about instead of fighting back against herdsmen.

A state that's continuously ed people like David Mark... I'm pessimistic.

Good
Commissioner of works will build mansion
Royal fathers in d town will buy car
Contractor will so build another house
Area boy too go chop their own
Labourers to resell material at cheaper rate
All on this single project.... Welcome to Nigeria
The governor might even have his own commission....

Another money to be waste. When government come online to announce project before it even started. Such project never sees the light. From repeated experience

The most backward state in Nigeria. I heard that there are only two major tribes in the state; tiv & Idoma but the idoma part is seldom developed. The tiv politicians hate idoma because of that evil genius David Mark. My friend laments a lot until I yelled at him that your tribe (idoma) is weak. I was in that state late last year, damn, nothing to point at. Very backward

Cash out...

TheChameleon:
Sad but those roads wouldn't be fixed.

No be Benue state ? Too many hopeless and visionless leaders from there.

So sad that the men want to drink and laze about instead of fighting back against herdsmen.

A state that's continuously ed people like David Mark... I'm pessimistic.

please keep quiet if you don't have something to say, take your negativity away

Some are celebrating now and pricing Benz

If you know you know

Wetin happen to roads wey dey Agulu during Bitter Pāndora Grievingory Obituary time for Anambra?
Make person wey dey from d eastern plots of land tell me

God1000:
please keep quiet if you don't have something to say, take your negativity away

Sharap before I send a herdsman there

God1000:
This is a welcome development, God bless Benue

I'm happy Awajir-Oju road is included, that road is terrible

Igede boy
i hear say ur tribe d produce plenty imbēcile for benue

It's a good development. But the negligence of Civil Servants and pensioners in the state is so glaring. No N30k minimum wage implementation, no form of palliative to Civil Servants after subsidy removal, no implementation of the N70k minimum wage(infact,they don't even talk about it anymore). Now that's sad, really sad.

I wish the igumale-Agila road would be fix before December 2025, I planned visiting my Agila

otokpsy:
I wish the igumale-Agila road would be fix before December 2025, I planned visiting my Agila

Nice one from the reverend father

GOOD ONE,














monitor the project very well,





with all this engineers that uses bad products ,then pocket the money,






all the best,













Princess FaithChukwu.

God1000 the Igede terrorist sympathizer is from a backward state but talk about America like it's his fatherland

First time to hear roads are awarded in benue state ...that state and kogi is coursed

I pray they get good governance this time

otokpsy:
I wish the igumale-Agila road would be fix before December 2025, I planned visiting my Agila

Don't be too hopeful, they always talk and seldomly do. If Otukpo to Utonkon road is bad it then simply means that your dream will not still come true should the Igumale-Agila road is fixed; your tyre and shocks go still hear am on transit.

Noted.

Nice

God1000:
This is a welcome development, God bless Benue

I'm happy Awajir-Oju road is included, that road is terrible

Why won't you be happy because that's the road that leads from aliede to Oju your place abi?

I can swear with my left blòkòs that only quarter of that money would be used.


Most roads in Nigeria don't last up to two years before you start seeing potholes.

Bahamas95:
I can swear with my left blòkòs that only quarter of that money would be used.


Most roads in Nigeria don't last up to two years before you start seeing potholes.

The governor is good.

I wish this man could do 4 tenures of 6 years each. Benue has not had it so good in recent times.

Pharaoh4rin:
The most backward state in Nigeria. I heard that there are only two major tribes in the state; tiv & Idoma but the idoma part is seldom developed. The tiv politicians hate idoma because of that evil genius David Mark. My friend laments a lot until I yelled at him that your tribe (idoma) is weak. I was in that state late last year, damn, nothing to point at. Very backward

Not that the Idomas are weak.

I put the blame on David Mark, who has been part of all the government, (both military and civilian) for decades but has refused to help his Idoma people.

Instead, he prefers carrying Nollywood Oloshos up and down.

Pharaoh4rin:
The most backward state in Nigeria. I heard that there are only two major tribes in the state; tiv & Idoma but the idoma part is seldom developed. The tiv politicians hate idoma because of that evil genius David Mark. My friend laments a lot until I yelled at him that your tribe (idoma) is weak. I was in that state late last year, damn, nothing to point at. Very backward

I no blame you bros, you no know the full gist, anybody that tells you that is because of David Mark that person is lying
By the way what do you mean by idoma people are weak?
The Tiv's have 14 lga and 2 senatorial zones
Idoma have 7 LGA and share one senatorial zone with igede people,
So where will they get the numbers to muscle out power from the tiv's,
Unless if the case of yahaya bello of kogi state happens, and mind you if the igalas have i4 LGA and 2 senatorial zone, leaving ebira and okun with 9 LGA and 1 senatorial zone to share there is no way bello could have rigged ododo in, in the last election, because they (ebira) wouldn't have the number spread,
Just like governor uduaghan couldn't win senatorial seat because ijaw outnumber itshekiri,

Pharaoh4rin:
The most backward state in Nigeria. I heard that there are only two major tribes in the state; tiv & Idoma but the idoma part is seldom developed. The tiv politicians hate idoma because of that evil genius David Mark. My friend laments a lot until I yelled at him that your tribe (idoma) is weak. I was in that state late last year, damn, nothing to point at. Very backward

Three major tribes, not two...Tiv, Idoma and Igede.
You ain't far from the truth about the level of underdevelopment in Benue state. We can only pray that Governor Alia be able to fulfill his campaign promises which he is already doing gradually.
We want to see more projects in zone C too (Idoma and Igede axis).
Approving funds for construction of Oju -Awajir road is a welcome development. It's also important the Governor summon courage and address the land dispute between Bonta and Ukpute communities to make the project more meaningful. As we speak, Oju-Awajir road is being blocked by Bonta militia and inaccessible. Igede people have to travel through Otukpo road to Makurdi (7 hours journey) instead of normal 2 hours journey through Oju-Awajir road... people are being killed daily in that axis.

TheChameleon:


Sharap before I send a herdsman there

herdsmen will not kill you ,but your bloda from Biafra will kill if you don't sit at home, thank God you escaped the Nibo cult clash ,you won't escape the next one

God1000:
This is a welcome development, God bless Benue

I'm happy Awajir-Oju road is included, that road is terrible

But does it make any difference when our people cannot travel through it. Good riddance though