October 05, (THEWILL) – The Benue State Government has declared a state of emergency on infrastructure in the State.
Briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday and presided over by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Sam Odeh, the Commissioner for Works and Housing, Mr Tiza Imojime, explained that the Council also frowned at the collapsed church building at the North Bank area in Makurdi, which claimed the life of a pastor.
The Commissioner disclosed that the exco directed some relevant ministries to carry out an integrity test on the collapsed church building with the aim of ascertaining the cause of the collapse to enable the government to make an informed decision.
“EXCO also directed Benue youths to avail themselves to the Ministry of Youths, Sports and Creativity to be captured in its database for proper planning,” he said.
According to him, the Council also called on the Benue people to embrace agriculture as an enabling environment has already been created by the administration of Governor Hyacinth Alia.
The Commissioner stated that apart from Makurdi metropolis, he has embarked on an assessment of road infrastructures in the State in order to have first-hand information on their status, saying federal roads in the State have been assessed and efforts are on to meet relevant federal agencies to intervene.
