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MILITARY OPETATION AYEM A  APKATUMA, AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY---NBA CHAIRMAN. The Chairman Nigeria Bar Association, Bar. E Z Agbakor has expressed disappointment over the aclaimed Operation Ayem a Kpatuma in benue saying it was not a rescue mission but served to give constructive notice to the rampaging fulani herdsmen. Agbakor stated this during a press confrence held at the Association secretariat said the exercise has warsened state of affairs in the state blood-drenched land, coming to the realisation that benue worries were nor unfiunded, but indeed, understated. He said the Military cordon and search implemented as cordon and search of homes and settlements of benue indegenes; show of force that ought to have been used to dissuade the fulani herdsmen from their vicious attacks has rather been brandished at benue peoples  law abiding citizines which has dreaded the benue indegens. The NBA chairman stated categorically that the exercise was faililure, saying the NBA position fou

AMBODE DECLEAR TODAY WORK FREE DAY AHEAD OF BUHARI'S VISIT ---- Air passengers groan as police block routes to Lagos airport. - Major routes to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have been blocked ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state - Passengers on their way to the airport complained that the roadblock is a source of inconvenience to them - They also said that the development is an infringement on citizen's rights. Key routes leading to Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, were blocked on Thursday, March 29, owing to expectation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit. Three years into his presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari finally makes an historic visit to Lagos . The president will be in the state on a two-day official visit on Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30. The blockade was a cause for worry to travellers, with some walking about two kilometres to get to the airport so as not to miss their flight. Prem

GBAWUAN OPTIMISTIC OF PARTY'S TICKET. Asparant on the platform of the PDP in Benue state,  Comrade Richard Gbawuan has expressed  confidence of the party's ticket with the current position of the party. Gbawuan stated this in makurdi after a meeting with the state working committee of the PDP in order to factor modalities towards achieving victory in 2019. He said it became imperative as the meeting will create a forum for interaction between the  party leadership and aspirants, expressing faith that such will foster commonality of purpose, and engender healthiness in the contest for the party's sole ticket for the governorship race. He assured Benue people that Benue state under his watch  will create wealth through market and economic enpowerment to all. He explained that the recent apology to nigerians by the party's National Chairman, Uche Secondus, that PDP has learnt from, and will avoid its mistakes of the past, such as impunity and imposition of candidat

JECHIRA 2019: I AM A SYMBOLE OF A NEW REVOLUTION IN BENUE----GAADI "My Decision to run for the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVE Seat is informed by the realities on ground and the urgency to CORRECT the situation, Hon. Jacob Iorhen Gaadi has said. He made the assurances recently at his official residence  in makurdi the benue state capital. Mr Gaadi told the media that he is not running for the House of Representative seat because he is from JECHIRA, but because of his clear vision for his people which is to create market and economic empowerment. Mr Gaadi who is a graduate of polical science,  Benue state University who also had a Master in publict Administration from the University of Calabar said his mission is not to acquire or amass wealth and wield influence, but to redefine his community and attract social and eccnomic development to the good people of JECHIRA Federal Constituency. He said he would Ignore the lure to look at the depth of his pockets, rather, pay attention to

JECHIRA 2019: I AM A SYMBOLE OF A NEW REVOLUTION IN BENUE----GAADI "My Decision to run for the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVE Seat is informed by the realities on ground and the urgency to CORRECT the situation, Hon. Jacob Iorhen Gaadi has said. He made the assurances recently at his official residence  in makurdi the benue state capital. Mr Gaadi told the media that he is not running for the House of Representative seat because he is from JECHIRA, but because of his clear vision for his people which is to create market and economic empowerment. Mr Gaadi who is a graduate of polical science,  Benue state University who also had a Master in publict Administration from the University of Calabar said his mission is not to acquire or amass wealth and wield influence, but to redefine his community and attract social and eccnomic development to the good people of JECHIRA Federal Constituency. He said he would Ignore the lure to look at the depth of his pockets, rather, pay attention to

JECHIRA 2019: I AM A SYMBOLE OF A NEW REVOLUTION---GAADI "My Decision to run for the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVE Seat is informed by the realities on ground and the urgency to CORRECT the situation, Hon. Jacob Iorhen Gaadi has said. He made the assurances recently at his official residence  in makurdi the benue state capital. Mr Gaadi told the media that he is not running for the House of Representative seat because he is from JECHIRA, but because of his clear vision for his people which is to create market and economic empowerment. Mr Gaadi who is a graduate of polical science,  Benue state University who also had a Master in publict Administration from the University of Calabar said his mission is not to acquire or amass wealth and wield influence, but to redefine his community and attract social and eccnomic development to the good people of JECHIRA Federal Constituency. He said he would Ignore the lure to look at the depth of his pockets, rather, pay attention to the qualit

PDP's apology to Nigerians: Festus Keyamo says party cannot be trusted with power in 2019 - Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to PDP's apology to Nigerians - The party had on Monday, March 26, apologised to Nigerians over its past mistakes - Keyamo, however, said that the party could not be trusted with power in 2019 A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has said that the former ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could not be trusted with power in 2019. NATIONAL FOCUS NEWS gathered that he was reacting to the party's apology to Nigerians through its national chairman, Uche Secondus, on Monday, March 26, over its past mistakes. Keyamo likened the PDP's apology to a patient who underwent a major surgical operation to cure a disease who can’t be discharged immediately. He said: "PDP apology means that the party is like a patient that has undergone a major surgical operation to cure a disease. It can’t be disc

Breaking: MMM founder Sergey Mavrodi dies of heart attack in Moscow hospital Sergey Mavrodi, the founder of MMM, a Russian company that perpetrated one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes of all time, is dead. According to a report by Moskovsky Komsomolets, the founder of the MMM series of financial pyramid schemes, Mavrodi, died in Moscow. NATIONAL FOCUS gathered that Mavrodi was taken to a city hospital from a bus stop overnight Monday, March 26, after he felt weakness and pain in the chest area. "The emergency team has failed to save his life. He died this morning," the report said. The preliminary cause of death is a heart attack. Sergei Mavrodi was convicted in a Russian court of defrauding 10,000 investors out of 110 million rubles ($4.3million). Mavrodi claimed he is not the beneficiary of the donations and he is not used to flamboyant lifestyle. His true charges of which he was later convicted of is tax fraud though he claimed that MMM scheme is n

18 passengers escape death as 200 cows overrun Owo-Benin Expressway - Eighteen passengers have escaped death by whiskers along Owo-Benin Expressway. - The passengers were travelling in bus when some cows ran across the road. - Two of the cows were hit in the process despite the driver's effort to avoid them. Some passengers escaped death along the Owo-Benin Expressway over the weekend. Our Correspondent reports that 18 passnegers escaped death by whiskers when about 200 cows took to the highway in Ondo state. Many of the passengers were said that have been left with various degrees of injuries after the cows ran across the expressway. An eyewitness said the drivers of the commercial bus marked KPA 77LG did all he could to avoid the cows but two of them hit the vehicle. He said immediately the incident happened the herder said something to the other cows and they all escaped. "Despite efforts by the driver to avoid the cows, two of them hit the bus. Immediatel

Heed to TY Danjuma's call - Ben Murray-Bruce tells FG - Ben Bruce has supported the former chief of army staff on his call to self-defence. - The Senator urged the federal governmnet to heeed to the call made by Theophilus danjuma - According to Bruce, only a few Nigerians have contributed to the development of Nigeria like Danjuma. The Senator representing Bayelsa east federal constituency, Ben Murray-Bruce has called on the federal government to heed to the call of a former chief of army staff, Theophilus Danjuma on the killings in Taraba state and its environs. Murray-Bruce describing Danjuma as a patriot said only a few Nigerians can match Danjuma's contribution to the country. He said: "Can anyone accuse TY Danjuma of not being a patriot? How many Nigerians have done for Nigeria what TY has done for this nation? Few. Very few. When he talks like this, we should know that it has gotten to a very bad state. I call on the government to heed his call."

The federal government has said that it has discovered 78,315 ghost officers in the Nigeria Police Force. The National Focus reports that the ministry of finance recently discovered that the payroll of the Nigeria police had been stuffed with over 70,000 fake personnel. It was also gathered that the federal government has been able to save N68 billion on personnel cost in 2017. Sources within the presidency said despite opposition from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) reports has shown that there were thousand s of ghost officers within the police force. One of the sources said that before the enrollment of the police force in the IPPIS, the federal government was paying salaries and emolument of 370,000 personnel. He however said that only 291,685 names of police personnel appeared on the salary schedule for February. He added that the president has also ordered the accountant general of the federation to ensure that all forces of the Nigeri

Good news as Buhari set to unveil rice pyramids in Borno - President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, March 26, unveil three rice pyramids in Borno state - The rice pyramids were cultivated by the Borno state farmers association in collaboration with Walwanne and sons limited. - The senior special adviser on media to the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Alhaji Garba Dangida, said the feat confirmed the president's efforts to boost agriculture in Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari would on Tuesday, March 26, unveil three rice pyramids cultivated by the Borno state farmers association in collaboration with Walwanne and sons limited under Dr. Abiso Kabir. Reports indicated that a statement signed by the senior special adviser on media to the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Alhaji Garba Dangida, said the feat confirmed the commitment of the Buhari administration to his campaign promises to reduce poverty and boost agriculture. According to the release, testified to the ef

SOUTHERN KADUNA ELDERS BACK ORTOM ON RANCHING LAW By Terver Akase and Jimin Geoffrey The Southern Kaduna Elders Forum has thrown its weight behind the Government and people of Benue State on implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law as the best solution for herdsmen crisis in the state and other parts of the country. The Forum, led by its Chairman, retired General Zamani Lekwot and President, Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, Mr. Solomon Musa, today made its position known when it paid a courtesy visit on Governor Samuel Ortom at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi. General Lekwot expressed the support of the group to the Governor for the ranching law initiative, stressing that it was the only tool for peace between farmers and herders and for stability in the society. He said the population of Nigeria had increased without an increase in land and the need to adopt new trends in animal husbandry was imperative. Earlier, President, Southern Ka

SUBEB TRANSLATES MATHS CONTENT INTO THREE MAJOR LANGUAGE IN BENUE. The State universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB has translated Mathematical content into the three major languages in Benue state. Exercutive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Philip Tachin revealed this today at a Ten Days workshop organized by UBEC in collaboration with SUBEB for Classroom Teachers on Professional Development Programme on Strengthening Mathematics and Science Education in primary and elementary class said the book which has both Tiv, Idoma and Igede translation is waiting Governnent funding. Tachin said the board has already adopted measures in ensuring that Mathematics and Science Education in these languages gets to the pupils. He encourage participants at the workshop to be committed and have change of attitude so as to get the required training to impact in the children. Also, Tachin lamented the quality of teachers particularly the Science and Mathematical education which according to necesitated

ESLF SPONSORS FIRST BATCH OF BENUE YOUTH TO CHINA FOR ADVANCED TRAININGS IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS... By: Erdoo Ankwagh ... The first batch of ESLF sponsored youth are to depart for China to commence their vocational skills training. This is coming as a follow up to the first ever Benue Youth Entrepreneurship Summit, held last year June. The set of Four; Msugh Agu, Adaga Terfa, Dam Viashima and Winifred Agu; will undergo a one month advanced training in leather and fiber works. Other batches will follow subsequently as their inclusion was constrained by the visa application regulation process where not much people are allowed to travel at once. Msugh Agu, Adaga Terfa and Agu Winifred make shoes while Dam Viashima manufactures car parts. Sending forth the quad, The Founder & Chairperson ESLF, Dr. Mrs. Eunice Ortom thanked God for giving her the grace, willingness and the vision to involve youth as a point of interest in her intervention programme. She advised them to be

US AMBASSADOR BACKS ORTOM ON RANCHING By>>>Terver Akase>> Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom's advocacy for the establishment of ranches for cattle rearingvtoday received the support of the United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington. The US Ambassador who visited Governor Ortom at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, said if cattle are properly reared in ranches instead of open grazing, Nigeria could be one of the highest income earners from milk production. "I come from a family of farmers and part of my family used to move cattle from one state called Colorado to another state called Texas every year and over time they changed until now the cow business that they do is very much one that takes advantage of the land and we have to move them on trucks. "I had a great conversation the other day just outside the city of Jos with one of the great milk producers of the world, a company that produces milk. And I talked to the guy and

A report revealed that each member of the House of Representatives earns between N8m and N12m as running cost per month This is coming barely a week after Senator Shehu Sani revealed that each senator earns a stable sum of N13.5m monthly Chairman of House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazak Namdas, allegedly did not deny the report Following the stunning revelation by Senator Shehu Sani that the Nigerian senators earn a stable sum of N13.5m monthly, another investigation has revealed that each member of the House of Representatives earns between N8m and N12m as running cost per month. A legislative source who spoke to the media said that because of their high number (360), members of the House received slightly lower amount of running cost than senators. The source reportedly said: " For the money to go round, the reps usually take lower than senators. Depending on the flow of allocation into the account of the National Assembly, the running cost for me

ORTOM NOMINATRS FOR NATION NEWSPAPER AWARD The Nation Newspaper has nominated Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom for award over his performance in the area of agriculture and food security. In a letter of nomination to the Governor, Chairman, Editorial Board of The Nation newspaper, Mr. Sam Omatseye, congratulated Governor Ortom on his commitment to selfless service. The newspaper described as meritorious, the strides made by the Governor which culminated in the enactment of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law to create the enabling environment for hitch-free agriculture activities in the state. "Your Excellency will receive the special award for your services to food and agricultural development in Nigeria. We congratulate you on your worthy strides", it stated. Governor Ortom will be among other deserving award recipients during the Summit on Food and Agriculture organized by The Nation newspaper to be held at the Transcorp Hilto

In the next 76 days, the Ortom administration of Benue state will clock three years in the saddle, the nigerian constitution of 1999 has conferred enormourse responsibility on the media to hold the government at all levels accountable to the people. Armed with this constitutional authority, the nigerian press reputed for its vibrancy, has being and will be on the heels of political office holders in the exercise of their constitution mandate. Often times, the press overreaches in the discharge of this constitutional obligation. Be that as it is, the fact remains that the nigerian press has remained an active partner  of government at all levels in the bid to deepen democracy in our land and spread the benefits of democratic governance. To this end this medium, NATIONAL FOCUS NEWS  will be objective and precise in its analysis for the overall interest of the benue populace. Area of focus are: INFRASTRACTUR, ECONOMY, AGRICULTURE and SECURITY.y

ESLF COMMENCES 3RD PHASE OF MEGA MEDICAL OUTREACHES IN BENUE STATE By: Erdoo Ankwagh... The Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF) in a bid to bring quality healthcare closer to the people, embarked on the third phase of her Mega Medical Outreaches in Benue State, this time with a ward to ward approach. As conceived by the Founder, ESLF, Dr. Mrs Eunice Ortom and her team, it was observed that the rural populace experience various hardships in accessing quality healthcare services. Dr. Ortom announced this during her flag-off outings of the second season of the Mega Medical Outreaches from November to December 2017. Even though the outreach yielded a result of over ten thousand beneficiaries with screening and treatment for the locally prevalent diseases of Malaria & Hepatitis B; Diabetes; Urinalysis; Rapid Diagnostic Test; Syphilis (VDRL); Random Blood Sugar/Fasting blood sugar and HIV (linkage to treatment); Surgeries included eye, Hydrocelectomy, Herniorophy, Excisio

WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FACILITIES IN THE VARIOUS LAYOUTS TO ATTRACT MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT--- UNENGE. BY Jacob Shom The Benue State Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals, Honourable Bernard Unenge has reiterated the unwavering commitment of his Ministry to massively open up access roads, as well as provide other facilities in the various layouts being undertaken, especially in the State Capital.  Unenge restated this commitment while on supervision of access roads and survey work at Genabe Layout, Phases one, two, six and seven as well as that of Utur, phases one and six. He said the effort is to add value to the various layouts being created by the Ministry under his leadership to ensure the people taking possession of their Lands enjoy the necessary facilities. The Commissioner assured Benue people that the present administration is desirous of ensuring sustained development of the State. He promised never to hesitate in contributing h

Hausa and Yoruba youths at Ojota, Lagos allegedly clashed - There are reports that several persons may have lost their lives in the violent clash - The fight allegedly broke out after a Hausa youth reportedly beat up his Yoruba counterpart over a misunderstanding. A violent clash between Hausa youths and Yoruba youths at Gida Panli, Kotomola in Ojota, New Garage, Lagos state has reportedly led to the death of several persons, while many others allegedly sustain different kinds of injuries. National Focus reports that the fight started on Thursday, March 15, after a Hausa youth reportedly beat up his Yoruba counterpart over a misunderstanding. The fight reportedly escalated Friday morning after some area boys stormed the Hausa settlement to avenged the Yoruba youth who was beaten. Commercial activities were reportedly grounded in the area and motorcycles destroyed by the two warring parties. A commercial driver in the area, Wale Ajayi, who spoke to the press said: “T

Benue state Debt profile stands at 170 Billion, Commissioner for Information & Orientation, Hon. Onoja  jr told journalist today during an EXCO briefing......

FULANI HERDSMEN AMBUSH, KILL TWO BROTHERS IN GUMA Two Brothers; Aondowase Uma  and Ahanbee Guma were yesterday again ambushed and killed by Fulani herdsmen in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The victims were returning from Yelewata Market on a motor bike around 8:pm when they were ambushed and killed and their motorcycle burnt by the Fulani herdsmen. A survivor, Orihyev Nyaga  who was shot on the left hand told National Focus on telephone that he was returning from the market on a motorcycle when he ran into a road block mounted by the herdsmen. He said they attempted to matchet him but he narrowly escaped before he was shot on the hand and had to abandon his bike and ran into the bush where he escaped and went back to the market and raised alarm. According to him, the two victims had already passed before he was able to raise the alarm. Reports from the locals said the two dead bodies were recovered by youths and handed over to the Police at Yelewata where they were t

Benue state chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Reverend Akpen Leva, on Tuesday, March 13 disclosed that herdsmen invasion in the state has led to the destruction of over 500 churches in parts of the state. This disclosure was made in Makurdi by the cleric, who noted that aside churches, missionary schools located within the affected churches, pastoral centres and homes, clinics and rehabilitation homes, were also lost to the crisis. Reverend Leva stated that most worshipers at the affected churches were also displaced as a result of the crisis, which dates back to 2011 He said: “The destruction cuts across catholic, pentecostal, NKST, anglican and several other churches located in areas affected by the crisis. “The level of destruction is actually worrisome and that is the more reason why there is every need for the federal government to consider availing these churches some form of compensation, so that we can rebuild the effected structures and also eff

Be passionate rather than been emotional with your reactions to president Buhari tomorrow, Ortom tell benue people

ORTOM ANNOUNCES BUHARI'S OFFICIAL VISIT TO BENUE STATE Governor Samuel Ortom announces the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Benue State on Monday, 12th March, 2018. The Governor stated that during the visit the President shall pay a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Benue State Council of Chiefs, Tor Tiv the fifth, Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, and hold a meeting with major stakeholders at the Benue Peoples House. Governor Ortom says President Muhammadu Buhari shall also visit one of the eight displaced persons' camps in the state. Tahav Agerzua, Special Adviser, Media and ICT.

I Don’t Know Why The President Is Visiting River State – Wike Governor Nyesom Wike Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the Federal Government has not briefed him of the reason behind the proposed visit of President Buhari to his state. The Governor stated this during the Flagging off the reconstruction of Egbelu Street and construction of link roads along East-West Road in Rumuodara, Obio Akpor Local Government Area yesterday. He said: “I hear they say that the President is coming to our state. I have not been told the President is coming and why he is coming. He has the right to come to any state. “Maybe the President is coming to make sure that he will improve the fortunes of the APC that is dead in Rivers State. “Apart from Jesus Christ, we don’t know of anyone who has risen a dead thing. APC is a dead party in Rivers State. No matter how you fast and pray, it will never wake up.” NATIONAL FOCUS Understands that the Governor stated that River State is no

No arrest warrant issued against Senator Uba - Aide - A media report that suggests a court granted a leave for the order of the arrest of Senator Andy Uba is false This was the stance of the media office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) sentor The report was described as false and mischievous The media office of Senator Andy Uba has denied a report suggesting that a Federal High Court sitting in FCT Abuja had issued an order of arrest for the APC senator . In a statement sent to NATIONALFOCUS NEWS today, Friday, March 9, the senator's aides described the report as misleading, stating that the court under justice Binta Nyako never granted such an order. Senator Uba's aides say the media reports suggesting an order was issued for his arrest are false. Part of the statement read: “We read with much dismay the news that a court of law had issued an arrest warrant for Senator Andy Uba, our principal. At first, we decided to ignore the article but on second thought w

PRESS RELEASE The Benue State Office of the National Social Investments Programme wishes to invite cooks participating on the Home Grown School Feeding Programme to townhall meetings scheduled to hold simultaneously across the Three (3) Senatorial Zones in the state on Saturday, 10th March, 2018. These Townhall meetings are part of efforts at ensuring a proper understanding of the Implementation Strategy of the programme. The fora will also be used to strengthen the capacities of cooks to deliver the programme in their respective schools and create an understanding on food aggregation requirements of the programme. The Townhall meetings will hold at the following centres: 1. Zone A- NKST Central Church, Katsina-Ala 2. Zone B- Government Model Secondary School, Makurdi 3. Zone C- Otukpo Local Government Council Hall, Otukpo The time for the meetings is 10 am. Similarly, the Benue State Home Grown School Feeding Programme is convening a One-Day Stakeholders’ Workshop

Int'l Women's Day: Press Hard to Sustain Progress, Dr. Mrs Ortom Charges Benue Women By Dan Mashin As Benue state joins the rest of the world to mark this year's International Women's Day Celebration, Wife of the Governor of Benue State, Dr. (Mrs) Eunice Ortom, has charged Benue Women to press hard in other to sustain the tempo of progress achieved. Dr. Mrs. Ortom yesterday made the call to Benue Women in reference to the theme of 2018 International Women's Day, ' # Press For Progress' at the Dreams Centre where the event was hosted. She challenged government at all levels to rise to the global challenge of ensuring gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls. The Governor's Wife who was represented by the Seniour Special Assistant to the Benue state Governor on Administration and ICT, Hon. Daniel Gbabo expressed the determination of the Governor's Wife to continue to encourage Benue women in trade, entrepreneurship an

CPS Terver Akase makes clarification on the issue of mass burial He said "We at no time made any official announcement that there would be mass burial of the Okpokwu victims today. The media only chose the date they wanted to promote. But when what began like a rumour was becoming widespread, I had to issue that single paragraph statement. The burial was scheduled for next week the very day Governor Ortom visited Okpokwu. You know it takes time to put logistics in place to do a mass burial. Remember the one in Makurdi on January 11 took place not less than 10 days after the new year attacks. If the govt does not plan the event well, the people complaining now about a "postponement" that never was will be the same to criticise the govt for a poor job. The mass burial will hold next week . It will take place as planned. Once more, let me appreciate the good people of Benue State for standing solidly behind their Governor in these very difficult moments.

<<< By Iornumbe Charles >>> Benue State Executive Council has granted approval to the Ministry of Works,Transport and Energy to construct Thirty township roads to the tune of Eight point Three billion naira. The township roads are in Makurdi, Otukpo, Gboko and Katsina Ala Local Government Areas. Exco also approved the commencement of contruction of the Awajir-Oju road awarded to CGGC Global projects Nigeria Limited at the cost of Four point Eight billion naira. Briefing Newsmen at the end of the Council meeting Wednesday presided by Governor Samuel Ortom, Commssioner for Information and Orientation, Mr.Lawrence Onoja Junior, said the Ministry of Works had been directed to sign MOU on behalf of government with the Contractor Ghas Integrated Service Limited. Mr.Onoja Junior said Exco also directed the Commissioner of Finance to sign the relevant documents with the Company for commencement of work on the Thirty roads. The Information and