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| Senator George Akume and President Muhammadu Buhari. |
Nigeria Sen. George Akume has listed out about 24 development projects the President Muhammadu Buhari has done or is yet to be done with in Benue State, Nigeria.
Senator George is the minister of special duties and governmental affairs. He listed the projects while he was speaking open to the Benue APC stakeholders in coming of their forthcoming party congresses in the state in Makurdi.
Goerge presented that the President had executed a total of 24 projects across the state, adding that this was not about playing politics but stating the “objective reality”.
He said the projects to include the N2.08b Zaki Biam Power
Sub-station in Ukum LG; Loko-Oweto bridge; Adoka-Naka-Makurdi road; Makurdi-Yadev-Ugbema road; Otukpo-Aliade road, and dualisation of Keffi-Lafia-Makurdi road.
Others are Makurdi and Katsina-ala bridges; 3.35km Idye flood control project; 8.25MW solar hybrid power plant at JS Tarka University Makurdi; and establishment of Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo.
Akume added that the projects also include the establishment of Federal Polytechnic Wannue and Federal College of Education Odugbo, award of contract for the rehabilitation of Gboko-Ameladu road, among others.
He added that most of the projects are already completed while others were at various stages of completion.
The former governor of Benue and minority leader of the senate further said the APC had not failed Nigerians as the party had advanced the education sector as well as huge investments in infrastructure, among others.
