Dust: Benue Residents Protest Alleged Abandoned Road Projects

Residents of Nyiman/Achussah Layout in Makurdi, Benue State, have protested the alleged abandonment of road projects in their community, lamenting that excessive dust from the graded roads poses serious health risks.
The residents, who staged a peaceful protest, called on Governor Hyacinth Alia to prioritise the completion of ongoing road projects across the state before embarking on new ones.
They expressed concern that the delay in completing the roads had exposed residents to excessive dust, which they said could endanger their health.
One of the protesters, who identified himself as Simon Torkuma, told LEADERSHIP that the residents were not opposed to the governor’s development ...