Senate declares Onyagede–Ogobia road in Benue national security project

The Nigerian Senate has declared the Onyagede–Ogobia Road successful Benue authorities a nationalist information project.

This is arsenic the reddish enclosure of the National Assembly urged the Federal Government to commence the contiguous rehabilitation and reconstruction of the roadworthy to code increasing information threats and amended connectivity successful the affected communities.

The solution came aft the information and adoption of a study by the Senate Committee connected Works, which described the roadworthy arsenic strategically important to respective states and captious to Nigeria’s economical and information interests.

The committee, portion presenting the report, said the deteriorating information of the roadworthy has contributed to rising information concerns.

It besides cited the June 26, 2026, sidesplitting of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Alhaji Ardo Risku Muhammad, and his associate, Yakubu Isah, who were ambushed by unidentified gunmen adjacent Okudu colony on the Onyagede–Otukpo axis portion returning from a information and peacebuilding gathering successful Ohimini Local Government Area.

The lawmakers called connected the Federal Government to commence exigency repairs without hold and fast-track the road’s reconstruction done capable budgetary provisions and applicable infrastructure involution programmes.

They arsenic demanded the inclusion of due drainage and erosio...