Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, June 16, commissioned 10 intra-city road projects under Phase I of the Fr. Hyacinth Alia administration’s Urban Renewal Programme in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
The First Lady was in Benue State as part of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), a nationwide programme dedicated to empowering women, strengthening families, and improving the well-being of vulnerable groups across the country.
She also commissioned a Community Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Centre named after Mama Lucy Aluor in Ihugh, Vandeikya Local Government Area (LGA), Benue State.
The centre is an initiative of RHI in partnership with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Benue State Government.
Fr. Alia said the centre will enhance digital literacy, empower youths with employable skills, bridge the digital divide, encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, and prepare people to thrive in the rapidly evolving digital economy.
He described Sen Remi as a mother and friend of the state whose interventions, particularly through the Renewed Hope Initiative, have continued to support women, youths, children, and vulnerable groups.
The roads commissioned are Ishaya Bakut Road (Dual Carriageway); Off Ishaya Bakut Road (Spur 1); Off Ishaya Bakut Road (Spur 2); Off Ishaya Bakut Road (Spur 3); Abu King Shuluwa Road; Mama Mbateren Alia Street (Former Keke Napep Road); Dabo Plaza to Fashion Hub Road; Sir James Iorpuu Street; Tyagher Gbaa Street; and Jato-Aka Road.
